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* [[Media:070-5600-00.pdf|Tektronix 835 and 836 Service Manual]]
* [[Media:070-5600-00.pdf|Tektronix 835 and 836 Service Manual]]
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The '''Tektronix 836''' is a portable "programmable data communications tester" (serial protocol analyzer).   
The '''Tektronix 836''' is a portable "programmable data communications tester" (serial protocol analyzer).   


It adds a multiple string trigger function on top of the capabilities of sister models [[834]] and [[835]].
It adds a multiple string trigger function on top of the capabilities of sister models [[834]] and [[835]].  Compared to the 835, it has an extra [[Zilog Z-8]] microprocessor that, according to the manual, ''processes data in parallel with Z80 CPU processing at baud rates above 19.2 kbit/s''.


The lead software engineer and project manager for the 836 was [[Bill Randle]].
The lead software engineer and project manager for the 836 was [[Bill Randle]].