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Category Archives: History

General Radio Company Develops 535-A scope in 1931

Posted on July 5, 2012 by vtek_adminApril 17, 2018

I recently obtained a copy of A History of The General Radio Company, published in 1965 by Arthur E. Thiessen Board Chairman of General Radio. The management style and policies of GR as Tek employees later referred to it, were strikingly similar to those … Continue reading →

Posted in History

vintageTEK Corporate Donation Brochure Completed

Posted on April 29, 2012 by vtek_adminApril 17, 2018

The vintageTEK museum has completed our corporate donation brochure which we will use to solicit donations from cold war era corporations that were instrumental in Tek’s success during the 1945-1985 period of technological advancement. Our staff conceived this project with … Continue reading →

Posted in Donors, EE Academy, History

Tek coffee cup collection donated to Museum

Posted on November 22, 2011 by vtek_adminApril 17, 2018

This month ex-Tek Linda Morrisson donated her extensive coffee cup collection to the vintageTEK Museum. I was surprised to even find one I commissioned for the Mobile Calibration Team, consulting for Ed Vaughan in the Service Division at Merlo Road … Continue reading →

Posted in Donors, employees, History

Jim Williams – analog circuit designer

Posted on November 18, 2011 by vtek_adminApril 17, 2018

Jim Williams an analog circuit designer, Tek aficionado, and author, passed away from a stroke in June 2011. The San Jose Mercury News just published an article on Jim and his workbench that was world renowned. It has been enshrined … Continue reading →

Posted in History, Tek Aficionados

Transcript of Howard Vollum 1984 Video Interviews

Posted on November 6, 2011 by vtek_adminApril 17, 2018

Howard Vollum agreed to sit down for three videotaped interviews regarding Tektronix History in 1984. They were conducted by Jim Castles, the lawyer who drew up the Tek incorporation papers in 1945 and 1946, and years later became Tektronix General … Continue reading →

Posted in employees, History, Publications

vintageTEK Is Reprinting “My Years At Tektronix”

Posted on October 30, 2011 by vtek_adminNovember 12, 2018

2018 Update vintageTEK is now reprinting and selling this book on our eBay store as well as in our museum. vintageTEK is reprinting My Years At Tektronix 1945-1953. Miles was an original Tektronix Founder, along with Howard Vollum, Jack Murdock, … Continue reading →

Posted in employees, History | Tagged Glenn McDowell, Howard Vollum, Jack Murdock, Tek Founder, Tek History 1945-1953

Richard Lincoln Ropiequet

Posted on October 27, 2011 by vtek_adminApril 17, 2018

Richard L. Ropiequet died of a stroke on April 25,2011 in Grass Valley, CA with his devoted family surrounding him. Born in St. Louis, Mo., and educated in Illinois, he graduated with a degree in chemical engineering in 1944 and … Continue reading →

Posted in EE Academy, employees, History | Tagged Dick Ropiequet, Engineering Manager, EVP Engineering, Rope

IBM Customer Engineering Manual of Instruction – Tektronix Oscilloscopes

Posted on October 26, 2011 by vtek_adminApril 17, 2018

The attached 1960 document: IBM Customer Engineering Manual of Instruction – Tektronix Oscilloscopes, was recently discovered by Pete Lancashire and called to our attention. This was produced by IBM in August 1960 and was a step-by-step tutorial on scopes, and … Continue reading →

Posted in Equipment, History | Tagged 1960, IBM, Tek Oscilloscopes Manual

Engineering News Wanted

Posted on October 22, 2011 by vtek_adminApril 17, 2018

vintageTEK has received a number of Engineering News publications for our Library. The intact ones are dated from 1978 with a front cover title Engineering News and were Company Confidential at the time. We are curious about two things. First the format of Engineering … Continue reading →

Posted in Equipment, History, Publications | Tagged Engineering News, Tek Pulication

Technology Reports Wanted

Posted on October 22, 2011 by vtek_adminApril 17, 2018

vintageTEK has received a number of Technology Reports for our Library The intact ones are dated from 1982 through 1985 with a front cover title TEK Information For Technologists and were Company Confidential at the time. The full issues we … Continue reading →

Posted in Equipment, History | Tagged Technology Reports, Tek Publication

Bob Anderson 1966 article: The Storage Story

Posted on October 20, 2011 by vtek_adminApril 17, 2018

I spoke with Bob Anderson yesterday, and we will soon be making an announcement of an accolade he will be receiving for his invention of the DVST – Direct View Storage Tube. We are attaching his article which appeared in … Continue reading →

Posted in employees, History | Tagged Bi-stable Storage, Bob Anderson, DVST, Electronic Design

John Kobbe recollections: Tek 500 Series Developments

Posted on October 20, 2011 by vtek_adminApril 17, 2018

John Kobbe recently jotted down his recollections of Tek’s development of the 500 Series oscilloscopes. Starting with the 310/315 he charts the evolution of many developments, including Howard Vollum’s desire to incorporate plug-in vertical amplifiers, and build our own CRT’s … Continue reading →

Posted in employees, Equipment, History | Tagged 500 Series Development, 530 Series, 540 Series, 570, 575, Curve Tracers, John Kobbe, post accelerator CRT

Museum Grand Opening September 16, 2011

Posted on August 15, 2011 by vtek_adminApril 17, 2018

vintageTEK, a Museum for vintage Tektronix equipment and memorabilia from the Tek heyday 1946-1985 will open for Public Viewing Friday September 16, 2011 at 9am. Public Hours will be Fridays and Saturdays only until our Volunteer Cadre is fully determined.Technical … Continue reading →

Posted in Donors, employees, Equipment, History | Tagged Grand Opening, Museum, Public Hours

Pentrix Acquired by Tektronix

Posted on April 16, 2011 by vtek_adminApril 17, 2018

Pentrix, a manufacturer of Spectrum Analyzer plug-ins for the Tek 530/540 Series was acquired by Tektronix about 1964. They first designed the L10 for NASA. Following the acquisition, they designed the 1L20 and 1L30, and later the 1L5. These successes … Continue reading →

Posted in employees, History | Tagged 1L10, 1L20, 1L301L5, Frequency Domain Insrtuments, Frequency domain Instrumentation, Frisch, L10, Nute, Spectrum Analyzers, Weiss

TV’s Mr. Wizard Demo’s Tek Scope on NBC TV

Posted on April 7, 2011 by vtek_adminApril 17, 2018

A Story that explains the background and filming of the movie Ask Mr Wizard, The Oscilloscope was published in TekWeek July 21, 1961. Rick LeForge, Field Engineer at Tek’s Long Island office, was present at the show rehearsals in New … Continue reading →

Posted in EE Academy, Equipment, History | Tagged Ask Mr Wizard, Mr Wizard, NBC, Rick Leforge FE, The Oscilloscope

Tektronix’ Court of Claims case ‘est finis’

Posted on March 29, 2011 by vtek_adminApril 17, 2018

The January 19, 1979 the  TekWeek headline reads: Tektronix’ Court of Claims case ‘est finis’.View Here The lawsuit was filed by Tektronix in February 1961. The U.S. Government – Army Signal Corps and US Air Force – awarded contracts for … Continue reading →

Posted in History | Tagged Court of Claims, Hickock, Jetronics, LaVoie Labs, Lawsuit, Patent Violations

Wanted Volunteers to Record TEK History

Posted on January 23, 2011 by vtek_adminApril 17, 2018

I awoke the other morning at 3am worried that so much Tek History is slipping through our fingers as we discuss a piece here and a piece there, I wanted to provide some way to collect and archive this information. … Continue reading →

Posted in History | Tagged Volunteers; Tek History

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