We came across this 157-067 “tube” at the museum. A 157- prefix is reserved for Electron Tubes (Matched, selected, and sets from 154s). We had never seen one before and since it didn’t have a mate it must have been selected. … Continue reading →
TestEquity is a value-added distributor of electronic test and measurement solutions. They are an authorized Rental Partner and a Distributor for Tektronix and the relationship goes back 45 years. TestEquity is planning to create a museum showcase in the sales office … Continue reading →
Tektronix participated in the annual Fortive Day Of Caring and had five individuals volunteer at the vintageTEK museum (Fortive is the parent company of Tektronix and has over 20 companies/brands in their portfolio). Their efforts were greatly appreciated and helped … Continue reading →
December 8, 2018 Update We have scanned and uploaded the RPR for 670- (PCB Assemblies), 311- (Variable Resistors), and -067 (Calibration Fixtures). This represents over 3800 pages scanned in total and given to the Tektronix collector community. October 3, 2018 … Continue reading →
Our popular oscilloscope demonstration board which displays the wizard and the Tek bug have sold out. We have upgraded and released an improved model. With the addition of some potentiometers the new demonstration board will also allow you to play … Continue reading →
Did you know Tektronix developed technology for the Hubble Space Telescope? Tektronix developed a CCD imager as part of the wide-field planetary camera, one of five scientific instruments on the Hubble Space Telescope. Read about it in this Focus On Tek … Continue reading →
Gale Morris was the first industrial design engineer hired in 1958 at Tektronix. One of his first projects was to redesign the Type 500 Scope-Mobile into something more functional and aesthetically pleasing. The result was the award winning Type 200 Scope-Mobile … Continue reading →
10-19-18 Update Our volunteers are busy indexing our microfiche. They are less than half way through but we compiled an interim partial index of instruments included in our microfiche. Duplicate instrument numbers mean that we have multiple sets of microfiche. … Continue reading →
Today the vintageTEK museum announced the official launch of their instrument library. This is an opportunity for students, age 10 and older, to check out instruments on loan for their personal projects and education. Museum volunteers have worked hard to … Continue reading →
The USS Midway at San Diego has a couple of Tektronix products on board ship. This 5441 Mainframe with a 7B40 timebase (right side of photo) was spotted by Yinghang Zhou, a business development manager at Tek China. This 4205 terminal (left … Continue reading →
STEM isn’t just for kids. All ages can learn about technology and engineering with a visit to the vintageTEK museum. This group of seniors from the Edgewood Downs Senior Center did just that with a visit to the museum. So did … Continue reading →
Today we discovered yet another cartoon in a Tektronix schematic. This one is a 7D11 Digital Delay “snail”. … Continue reading →
What do the Thomas Edison National Historical Park, The Hewlett-Packard garage, Signal Hill, the Computer History Museum, and the Alexander Graham Bell laboratory have in common with vintageTEK? They are all sites listed along with vintageTEK on the 10 sites of electrical history to … Continue reading →
The direct view storage tube (DVST) invented by Bob Anderson in the 1960s had significant impact in multiple industries. We have a number of different exhibits, articles, and documents relating to the storage tube and will tie them all together … Continue reading →
The vintageTEK museum often sets up a booth for Tektronix at their worldwide sales meeting to highlight the impressive and fascinating history of the company. We received a request for a similar showing at the Tek Japan Innovation Forum. While … Continue reading →
The vintageTEK fundraiser to purchase a microfiche scanner is progressing well with over 70 contributors donating nearly $4500 towards our $6000 goal as of April 15, 2018. The museum is very hopeful we will reach the goal and be able … Continue reading →
November 19, 2018 Update We continue to make progress indexing the microfiche and have published a partial index on our Printed and Microfiche Manuals page. We have also added a short video on Scanning Microfiche on our Video Gallery. July … Continue reading →
If you visit the museum you will see new cards by many of the exhibits. These cards have identify the exhibit and have a QR code which can be read by a smartphone or tablet. The QR code opens up … Continue reading →
Our documentation volunteer Pat Green continues to organize the library and forwards items of interest for hosting on our website. These new pages were added this past month. 155-0022-00 Sweep Circuit IC 2200 Family Marketing Presentation (video) 4100 / 4200 … Continue reading →
A 3 alarm fire broke out in the commercial building formerly occupied by the vintageTEK museum just after 8 AM on Sunday, January 28, 2018, at 4626 SW Beaverton Hillsdale Highway. Although in the same building, the fire was west of … Continue reading →
This month we thought we would look back over 2017. This time last year we had just moved into our new location in Building 13 on the Tektronix campus. The move took place in December and we were hampered by … Continue reading →
We are continuing to catalog new donations of equipment and documentation at the museum. Although the showroom and classroom are nearly full, we recently added a display of some of our analog and digital probes. This month we bring you … Continue reading →
The new location on the Tektronix campus has significantly increased traffic to the museum. If you haven’t been in to our new building then stop by for a visit. Days, hours, address, and a map are on the right sidebar … Continue reading →
October was also a busy month at the museum. The vintageTEK museum has had a booth at the Northwest Electronics Design and Manufacturing Expo for the past 5 years. This is a fun event as we reach and interact with … Continue reading →
The vintageTEK museum had a very busy and productive summer starting with preparing for our grand opening, two grand opening events, hosting an evening SID (Society of Information Display) meeting, several summer youth STEM (science, technology, engineering, math) visits, a … Continue reading →
With the help of a few ex-Tek and ex-Sony/Tektronix employees who have graciously provided information, photos, and scans, we now have a fairly complete page on Sony/Tek history. It is located under “Information and Resources”>”Locations and Subsidiaries”>”Rest Of World”>”Sony/Tektronix”. Under … Continue reading →
Today is the 100th anniversary of Jack Murdock’s birthday. Melvin “Jack” Murdock was born in Portland on August 15, 1917. Jack went by his middle name as did his friend and business partner Charles “Howard” Vollum whom he met in … Continue reading →
The vintageTEK museum just completed two very successful events at our new location. We participated in a Tektronix company-wide event on July 20th with a vintageTEK booth and a Grand Opening and T-Shirt give away for Tektronix employees at the … Continue reading →
The vintageTEK website is proud to host a six-part article written by former Tek engineer Peter Keller. These articles were first published in The Tube Collector and are provided with the permission of the publisher and the author. They describe in detail … Continue reading →
For questions please contact: Bob Haas 503-310-7829 Email: m.r.haas@comcast.net FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE vintageTEK Museum Announces Its Public Grand Opening Delivering on its Mission to Share Engineering Knowledge and History through an Active Museum and STEM Education Facility … Continue reading →
The vintageTEK museum invites you to our Grand Opening at our new location on the Tektronix campus. Saturday, July 22nd 10:00 am to 6:00 pm 13489 SW Karl Braun Dr Beaverton, OR, 97077 Our location is on the southeast side … Continue reading →
Volunteers at the museum have been busy the past 6+ months with the move and reorganization of the museum at our new location on the Tektronix campus. Now that things are settling down, we are getting back into our regular … Continue reading →
