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Tektronix Leadership Team Visit

Posted on March 14, 2023 by VTMarch 14, 2023

We were pleased to arrange a tour for Tektronix President, Chris Bohn (second from left), and his leadership team. Pat Green provided an in-depth overview of the history of the founders leading up to the formation of the company. Dave … Continue reading →

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Free 7K and 11K Series PDF Books

Posted on March 5, 2023 by VTMarch 5, 2023

Gianni Becattini has authored two incredible free books available as a PDF download. The first is Tektronix oscilloscopes Vol. 1 The 7000-Series consisting of 289 pages of information and photos of the 7000 series of oscilloscopes. The second is Tektronix … Continue reading →

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RM561A Featured in Ghostbusters Ecto-1 1/6 model

Posted on February 21, 2023 by VTFebruary 21, 2023

On our Movies and Shows page we have the 1984 movie Ghostbusters movie which has a Tektronix RM561A oscilloscope with a 3A74 and 3B3 plug-ins in the interior of  their Ecto-1 vehicle. The BIGBADTOYSTORE [external site] is offering a 1/6 scale … Continue reading →

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What’s Up With Tek? Article

Posted on February 4, 2023 by VTFebruary 11, 2023

This is an excerpt from the February 2000 Oregon Business magazine article “What’s Up With Tek? The rise, fall and rebirth of Oregon’s bellwether technology company” by Ted Katauskas It is an interesting look into the early history of Tektronix. Our … Continue reading →

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New 7854 Replacement ROM Board Now Available

Posted on December 15, 2022 by VTDecember 15, 2022

We have some  1980’s oscilloscopes at the museum which used the Mostek MKB36000 ROMs which are known to deteriorate over time (e.g. FROMs – Forgetful Read Only Memories).  One is the Tektronix 7854 Oscilloscope with Digital Storage below serial number … Continue reading →

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Tektronix Oscilloscope Shown In Steve Jobs Garage

Posted on December 1, 2022 by VTDecember 1, 2022

A digital replica of the famous garage that contained Apple’s first headquarters is called Steve Jobs Garage and is at www.stevejobsgarage.net/  External Site From the site: The house has been converted into a digital collection of Job’s famous moments. Taking … Continue reading →

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A Most Expensive 465 Oscilloscope

Posted on November 23, 2022 by VTNovember 23, 2022

RR Auction had the opportunity to sell a most unique 465 oscilloscope. From their website: Atari engineer Al Alcorn’s Tektronix 465 Dual-Trace 100 MHz Oscilloscope that he used to create the early video game Pong and that he later lent … Continue reading →

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Movies and Shows reorganized

Posted on November 9, 2022 by VTNovember 10, 2022

Tektronix equipment has been used in many movies and shows. When we started listing them, we had no idea there would be so many. We are up to 68 movies and shows so we had to divide them into multiple … Continue reading →

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2023 vintageTEK Calendar

Posted on November 2, 2022 by VTDecember 18, 2022

Our 2022 vintageTEK Calendar was a hit so we’ve create a brand new 2023 calendar. The calendar month photos include historic images and descriptions. We’ve revised the calendar portion to be larger with borders so notes can be written in. … Continue reading →

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Oscilloscope Calibration Workstations

Posted on October 14, 2022 by VTOctober 14, 2022

Here are two brochures for Oscilloscope Calibration Workstations. This is a brochure for an Oscilloscope Calibration Workstation procured by the U.S. Army under contract number DAAH01-89-D-0143.  DAAH01 is the US Army Aviation and Missile Command, Redstone Arsenal. 89 is the … Continue reading →

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vintageTEK Now On Facebook

Posted on October 10, 2022 by VTOctober 11, 2022

Thanks to volunteer Andrew Meier we once again have a Facebook page. We couldn’t recover our original page so the new page is at www.facebook.com/Vintagetekmuseum Andrew will be regularly updating our page. Andrew is our newest volunteer and worked at … Continue reading →

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Hewlett-Packard Parts For Sale

Posted on August 29, 2022 by VTFebruary 14, 2023

February 12, 2003 Update All the HP parts have been sold. Among the numerous parts that have been donated to the museum were a limited number of Hewlett-Packard part-numbered components. This list of available HP parts is current as of … Continue reading →

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Silicon Forest

Posted on August 15, 2022 by VTOctober 26, 2022

Heike Mayer received her Ph.D. in Urban Studies from Portland State University in 2003. Her dissertation examined the role that Tektronix, Intel, and Electro-Scientific Industries played in the evolution of the Silicon Forest, the high-technology cluster of industries in the … Continue reading →

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Help Identify Individuals in Raptor / TDS3000 Photo

Posted on July 27, 2022 by VTOctober 4, 2022

Raptor was the code name for the TDS3000 series oscilloscope development which replaced the Shasta/TDS300 series of oscilloscopes. The project was originally called Pacman. The models that were in the original launch were the TDS3012, 3014, 3032, 3034, 3052 and … Continue reading →

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Help Identify Individuals in Shasta / TDS300 Photo

Posted on July 27, 2022 by VTOctober 4, 2022

Shasta was the code name for the TDS300 series oscilloscope development. We have identified only about half of the individuals in the photo. Please contact us if you can identify additional individuals. Click on the image to view a higher … Continue reading →

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Tektronix Instruments in Apollo S-Band Communications Systems

Posted on July 25, 2022 by VTJuly 26, 2022

The publication NASA SP-87 is a summary of papers presented at a technical conference for the S-Band tracking and communications equipment used for the Apollo missions.   Pages 69 – 70 describe the Receiver-Exciter Subsystem which utilize three Tektronix RM503 … Continue reading →

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530/540 Customer Training Class

Posted on July 1, 2022 by VTJuly 1, 2022

Tektronix held a number of customer training classes on the operation and use of their various products. What makes this photo of the class more interesting is there is a list of the attendees on the rear. This 530/540 training … Continue reading →

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Early Waveform Generator

Posted on June 11, 2022 by VTAugust 14, 2022

An individual sent us these photos of an unknown waveform generator. This was likely an internal test unit and possibly a Field Engineer demonstration tool.  There are three elements that help to pinpoint the date – rough alligator texture, glass … Continue reading →

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529 Waveform Monitor Used On Fox Spud Goodman Show

Posted on May 17, 2022 by VTMay 17, 2022

This half-width 529 Waveform Monitor, serial number 010208, was used in the production of all 56 episodes of the Spud Goodman show broadcast on Fox. The Spud Goodman show started in Tacoma in 1985 on a local cable channel. By … Continue reading →

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Oscilloscopes Spotted at California Adventure

Posted on May 16, 2022 by VTMay 17, 2022

Two Tektronix oscilloscopes were spotted in the waiting area for the new Spiderman Web Slingers ride at Disney California Adventure. This photo is from the DSNY Newscast for the Spider-Man RIDE POV – WEB SLINGERS on YouTube. The oscilloscopes are … Continue reading →

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ROBOT Nametag

Posted on May 15, 2022 by VTMay 15, 2022

This scan of a nametag was sent to us by a retiree. He says it was used at one of the Tektronix Retiree Volunteer Program annual gatherings. We cannot find any history on this or when it was used but … Continue reading →

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Tek Bug and vintageTEK Acrylic LED Signs

Posted on April 2, 2022 by VTApril 5, 2022

vintageTEK has entered into a relationship with Your Laser Engraving of Yakima, Washington, to offer three different illuminated acrylic signs featuring the Tek Bug and vintageTEK logos. We’ve wanted to offer more items featuring these logos but inventory management and … Continue reading →

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2022 vintageTEK Calendar

Posted on January 15, 2022 by VTNovember 2, 2022

The 2022 calendar has been retired. Please see our 2023 calendar. The museum created a 2022 calendar with photos of 12 of our exhibits. We’ve also added some notable dates and events. The calendar is spiral bound and printed on … Continue reading →

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Katalin Karikó, mRNA, and a Tektronix Oscilloscope

Posted on January 3, 2022 by VTJanuary 3, 2022

Much has been written about Katalin Karikó. In the 1990s she pursued research on messenger RNA in the hopes of turning basic biology into medical breakthroughs. Her research is the foundation for mRNA coronavirus vaccines from Pfizer and Moderna. While … Continue reading →

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vintageTEK Mouse Pad Now Available

Posted on December 12, 2021 by VTJanuary 3, 2022

With the popularity of our T-Shirts with both the vintageTEK logo and the original Tek Bug, we have produced a similar Mouse Pad which is available on our eBay store.

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4051 Maxirom Now Available

Posted on October 25, 2021 by VTOctober 25, 2021

This is a rompack for the Tektronix 4051 that incorporates the functions of 10 rompacks, including some that were never released. The following functions are included: R01 – Matrix Functions R02 – Binary Program Loader R06 – Editor R07 – … Continue reading →

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4051 Rampack Now Available

Posted on October 25, 2021 by VTOctober 25, 2021

The 4051 DC300 tapes deteriorate over time. A broken tension band is a likely failure and we have not found a suitable replacement. Also the tape drive can become an issue. If your 4051 is unusable because of a non-functional … Continue reading →

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Presidential Scope

Posted on October 9, 2021 by VTOctober 9, 2021

Rick Wills enjoyed a 30 year career at Tektronix, of which the last 8 years he served as Chairman, President and CEO. As he left the company he was presented a special 1 GHz 4 channel MSO4104 oscilloscope – the startup splash … Continue reading →

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524AD Mystery Solved

Posted on October 2, 2021 by VTOctober 2, 2021

Our February 2020 Photo of the Month was this image of a destroyed 524AD. We found this article in the February 24, 1961 issue of TekWeek describing the incident. We especially enjoyed the comment about “white paint”.

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Beaverton City Hall Exhibit

Posted on September 11, 2021 by VTNovember 22, 2021

Tektronix was asked to provide an exhibit in the Beaverton City Hall in honor of their 75th anniversary. The theme of the exhibit is Tektronix Past, Present, and Future. The display area is inside on a major aisle and is … Continue reading →

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Europe is Central To Tektronix’s 75 Years of Innovation

Posted on September 11, 2021 by VTSeptember 11, 2021

In celebration of Tektronix 75th anniversary they posted a nice article on their European operations titled Europe is Central to Tektronix’s 75 Years of Innovation. This article features a short interview with Gerrit DeVries who is shown here in Heerenveen … Continue reading →

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July Photo of Month – Eugene Wilson

Posted on August 1, 2021 by VTAugust 1, 2021

Our July 2021 Photo of the Month was an an individual working on a 310 oscilloscope. Also on the bench is a 541 30 MHz oscilloscope, a 180 Time Mark Generator, a 105 Square Wave Generator, and a 75A Variable … Continue reading →

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Storage CRT Production Control Card

Posted on July 29, 2021 by VTJuly 30, 2021

The museum found this Type 549 storage CRT production control card. These cards accompanied the CRT to aid in initial setup in the oscilloscope. This particular card was from Week 24, 1969. Although the fiscal year was June to May, … Continue reading →

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Tektronix Features vintageTEK Museum Showcasing 75 Years

Posted on July 21, 2021 by VTJuly 29, 2021

On July 14, 2021 Tektronix posted a feature article titled vintageTEK Museum Showcases 75 Years Of Company Technology And Inspires Tomorrow’s Engineers. This article features an interview with museum volunteers Dave Brown and Tom Goodapple along with the Executive Director … Continue reading →

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Beaverton Trestle Mystery Solved

Posted on July 4, 2021 by VTJuly 29, 2021

We have this aerial photo of Beaverton from late 1957 or early 1958 on our Beaverton Campus page. Building 19 is visible and the rest of the campus is undeveloped. In the circled area is an odd short ramp trestle. … Continue reading →

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Ceramic CRT Molds Found

Posted on June 8, 2021 by VTNovember 30, 2021

Tektronix personnel were recently in the crawl space below building 13, the home of the museum and the former home of the Ceramics Operation, for some routine maintenance. They discovered a storage area filled with CRT funnel molds. This must … Continue reading →

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Museum Video Tour Available

Posted on March 10, 2021 by VTMarch 12, 2021

In honor of the 75th anniversary of Tektronix the museum created a video slideshow tour of 75 of its exhibits. A slideshow format was chosen to ease creation and editing while the museum is closed due to Covid. Six of … Continue reading →

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Help Identify Individuals in TG2000 / Mohawk Photo

Posted on February 17, 2021 by VTJuly 27, 2022

Mohawk was the development code name for the TG2000 which first shipped in 1996. The TG2000 is a multi-format analog and digital precision signal generator. The TG2000 provides reference-quality test signals in both the analog and digital domains. We’ve been … Continue reading →

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Tektronix Instruments Used In Telstar Development

Posted on February 4, 2021 by VTMarch 12, 2021

Tektronix products were used by many different companies in many different industries. We feature other company’s videos which show Tektronix products on our Enabling Customer Success page. This photo from the May 1962 National Geographic Magazine shows the Telstar development … Continue reading →

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Tek Products Used in IBM 1401 Manufacturing

Posted on February 1, 2021 by VTMarch 12, 2021

Tektronix products were used by many different companies in many different industries. We feature other company’s videos which show Tektronix products on our Enabling Customer Success page. This photo shows at least 12 Tektronix used on the manufacturing floor for … Continue reading →

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Three New Cartoons Found

Posted on January 29, 2021 by VTMarch 12, 2021

A museum engineer working on a 468 found a new cartoon of the fan. While we do not know when Tektronix stopped publishing cartoons, this manual is dated 1986 which would likely make this one of the last cartoons published. … Continue reading →

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Flickr photos index now available

Posted on January 26, 2021 by VTJuly 14, 2021

[7-12-21 update] We have updated the index with more photos. [3-10-21 update] We added over 300 photos from Sunset. We’ve updated the index below for these photos. Years ago we uploaded over 700 of our scanned photos to a vintageTEK … Continue reading →

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Type 1100 Storage Display Unit

Posted on January 16, 2021 by VTMarch 12, 2021

We found this photo of a Type 1100 Storage Display Unit and two things stood out. Tektronix never released a Type 1100 display and the bezel and CRT appear to be a curved face similar to a raster scan CRT, … Continue reading →

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Instrument Covers

Posted on January 13, 2021 by VTMarch 12, 2021

One of the accessories for Tektronix instruments were covers and cases. We don’t come across them very often. This page from the 1969 catalog shows the offerings for covers.   We have just a couple at the museum.

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Tektronix “Firsts” in Oscilloscopes

Posted on January 2, 2021 by VTMarch 12, 2021

The 1971 Tektronix Catalog included a short article to customers authored by Howard Vollum. It marks the 25th anniversary of the company and provides Howard’s insights into the key “firsts” for oscilloscopes pioneered by Tektronix. Click on the image to … Continue reading →

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Tektronix Equipment in the Playboy Mansion

Posted on December 22, 2020 by VTMarch 12, 2021

The June 1971 Audio magazine featured a story on the 250 pieces of electronic equipment worth more than $375,000 installed in the entertainment center at the Playboy Mansion.    The article mentions two pieces of Grass Valley Group equipment along … Continue reading →

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One Million Oscilloscopes

Posted on December 18, 2020 by VTMarch 12, 2021

The museum does not have any records of production numbers for any Tektronix product. The 1980 Annual Report had this on page 25 noting that Tektronix had shipped it’s millionth oscilloscope.   The undated issue 25 of Tek Times, presumably … Continue reading →

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Museum Acquires Hughes Memo-Scope

Posted on November 11, 2020 by VTMarch 12, 2021

The vintageTEK museum recently acquired this Hughes 104 Memo-Scope. This oscilloscope was one of the early storage oscilloscopes for transient capture and display utilizing the Memotron 5″ storage CRT. It was announced in the Control Engineering February 1957 issue. The … Continue reading →

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Help Identify Individuals In 4051 and 4052 Group Photos

Posted on November 11, 2020 by VTMarch 12, 2021

We’ve added two TekWeek articles with group photos on our 4051/2/4 Graphic Desktop Systems page. None of the individuals in the photos are identified. We’ve been able to identify some but we ask for your help in identifying all the … Continue reading →

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Hackaday Features 200 Series Cardboard Models

Posted on October 30, 2020 by VTMarch 12, 2021

Hackaday is an internet site that posts articles as entertainment for engineers and engineering enthusiasts. They did a news post on our 200 Series Oscilloscopes page which featured the cardboard models that served as the concept designs for the 200 … Continue reading →

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Select vintageTEK As Your Amazon Smile Charity

Posted on October 20, 2020 by VTFebruary 19, 2023

Feb 2023 Update This notice was sent from Amazon. Thanks to all that utilized this program to help support the museum. In 2013, we launched AmazonSmile to make it easier for customers to support their favorite charities. However, after almost … Continue reading →

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Beaverton Building 50A Spotted

Posted on October 19, 2020 by VTMarch 12, 2021

This July 17, 1968 engineering drawing of the Beaverton and Sunset campuses details information about the building size, power, and water along with the date of construction. What is interesting is it shows building 50A  as “To Be” in what … Continue reading →

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564 Storage Oscilloscope On The Cover Of Life Magazine

Posted on October 19, 2020 by VTOctober 31, 2021

The September 10, 1965 issue of Life magazine featured a cover article on Control Of Life with a photo of a Type 564 Storage Oscilloscope. Click on the image to view a larger resolution PDF.   The inside article features … Continue reading →

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130 LC Meter Restoration

Posted on September 9, 2020 by VTMarch 12, 2021

Alan Hampel, an electronics engineer and former test equipment service technician in Australia, purchased a 130 LC meter that arrived in poor condition. He decided to do a detailed restoration and wrote an extensive article for Silicon Chip magazine that … Continue reading →

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Mystery Dual CRT Instrument

Posted on September 1, 2020 by VTMarch 12, 2021

This interesting photo shows a 466 portable storage oscilloscope on the left and a rather unique instrument on the right. This instrument has two CRTs with the mechanical construction, knobs, and graticule lights similar to the 511 introduced in 1947. … Continue reading →

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Tektronix and the Apollo Moon Mission

Posted on August 5, 2020 by VTMarch 12, 2021

A flurry of memos from early 1962 revealed an interest to include a Tektronix oscilloscope in the Apollo Module.  North American Aviation (NAA) was considering a 321 oscilloscope inside the space vehicle to troubleshoot the “In-Flight Test Systems” of the … Continue reading →

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October 1958 Family Night

Posted on July 8, 2020 by VTMarch 12, 2021

Wednesday, October 1, 1958 was Family Night held at the Beaverton Campus. The October 1958 TekTalk issue covered the event which was expected to draw over 5,000 employees and family. We used the “Green Worm” photo from that event as … Continue reading →

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Fingertip Controls

Posted on May 13, 2020 by VTMarch 12, 2021

The August 1951 Tektronix Catalog had two pages highlighting  “Fingertip Controls” ease of operation of their oscilloscopes. It features controls from the 511AD, 512, 513D, and 514D. Click on the image to view the PDF.

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1966 TekTalk Symposium on Computers

Posted on March 28, 2020 by VTMarch 12, 2021

The Fall 1966 TekTalk had a 9 page article on computers at Tektronix with some future forecasts.  In the 10 years prior the the installed base of computers grew from several hundred to over 30,000. This article has been extracted … Continue reading →

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Museum Features Tektronix Equipment in Movies and Shows

Posted on February 7, 2020 by VTMarch 12, 2021

Our website features a Tektronix Equipment in Movies and Shows with over 30 sightings and faithful viewers continue to send us more. We thought these product placements deserved more visibility at the museum so we created posters highlighting some of … Continue reading →

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1952 Sun Valley Trip

Posted on February 3, 2020 by VTMarch 12, 2021

Ken Walling was the seventh employee at Tektronix. He worked in shipping, purchasing, wiring, and stock control before managing the print shop for several years. This photos shows Ken Walling on the left with Bill Causgrove. The following four photos … Continue reading →

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Tektronix First Board Of Directors

Posted on January 20, 2020 by VTMarch 12, 2021

This excerpt from the “Winning With People: The First 40 Years of Tektronix” book describes the first Tektronix board of directors.

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Risetime Calculator

Posted on January 18, 2020 by VTMarch 12, 2021

These interesting risetime calculators were in use at Tektronix in the early days (note the 51X-style knobs and the Portland address). They consist of a small battery-powered analog computer specifically for calculating cascaded risetime calculations. Risetime is defined as the … Continue reading →

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OEM DVST Displays

Posted on January 14, 2020 by VTMarch 12, 2021

The 4014 19″ direct view storage tube (DVST) graphic terminal was introduced in 1974. This photo is of a Tektronix 618, a 19″ display designed to fit into an IBM office environment. The 618 was described in the Tekscope Volume … Continue reading →

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Employers Mutuals of Wausau

Posted on January 13, 2020 by VTMarch 12, 2021

Here’s something you don’t see everyday. This advertisement appeared in the August 27, 1960 issue of the Saturday Evening Post. It features Bill Webber discussing the selection of Employers Mutuals of Wausau for the carrier of Tektronix workman’s compensation along … Continue reading →

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November Photo Of The Month

Posted on December 16, 2019 by VTMarch 12, 2021

Our December 2019 Photo of the Month was this rack of instruments taken sometime in 1967 or 1968. We did not have any more information about it and asked for input in the November newsletter. A reader responded with this … Continue reading →

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Boyhood Home of Howard Vollum

Posted on December 1, 2019 by VTMarch 12, 2021

The Pamplin Media Group publishes a number of local newspapers in the Portland metro area. Their southeast Portland paper “The Bee” recently featured an article on the boyhood home of Howard Vollum. The article has some great information on Howard … Continue reading →

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Featured Articles on Immigrants at Tektronix

Posted on November 17, 2019 by VTMarch 12, 2021

TekTalk and TekWeek issues in the 1950s and 1960s featured stories on employees in different departments around the company. Some of these stories focused on immigrants and migrant workers with different backgrounds and how they found work at Tektronix and … Continue reading →

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vintageTEK Donation to S1

Posted on November 4, 2019 by VTMarch 12, 2021

vintageTEK made an equipment donation to S1 in Portland. S1 is a non-profit artist and volunteer-run center for contemporary art in Portland, Oregon. In addition to performance and education programming, they have a publicly-accessible modular synthesizer and music production library … Continue reading →

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vintageTEK Scans Transformer Drawings

Posted on October 24, 2019 by VTMarch 12, 2021

The vintageTEK museum has scanned transformers drawings widely sought-after by collectors and restorers of vintage Tektronix products. These drawings are scans of microfiche which detail the construction and specifications for the 120- series of transformers. They include the transformer voltage, … Continue reading →

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500 Series Optical Spectrum Analyzer Concept

Posted on October 6, 2019 by VTMarch 12, 2021

The museum has a photograph of a 500 Series Optical Spectrum Analyzer concept.  This analyzer was never produced but in 1975 the 7000 Series Rapid Scan Optical Spectrometer was introduced. Note that the plugin spelling is “Analyser” and the optical … Continue reading →

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NW Electronics Design & Manufacturing Expo Booth

Posted on October 2, 2019 by VTMarch 12, 2021

vintageTEK hosted a booth at the NW Electronics Design & Manufacturing Expo (NEDME) on October 2, 2019.  This event started in 2003 as OctoberBest.  It is currently held on the Tektronix Campus in Beaverton and features nearly 75 exhibitors from … Continue reading →

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PCB with signatures found

Posted on October 1, 2019 by VTMarch 12, 2021

This 671-0573-00 PCB was recently discovered in a 1781R PAL vectorscope/waveform monitor. It contains the signatures of the design team (along with one for Alfred E Newman). These higher resolution photos better show the signatures.

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vintageTEK included in 5 must-see Pacific NW museums video

Posted on September 20, 2019 by VTMarch 12, 2021

vintageTEK has been included in a recently published video wiki “Must-See Museums In The Pacific Northwest” hosted on the ezvid wiki. Click on the image to view the video on their website. (external website)   Ezvid Wiki is a free-to-use … Continue reading →

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vintageTEK Donation To Sherwood Public Library

Posted on August 12, 2019 by VTMarch 12, 2021

The vintageTEK museum put together a set of equipment to introduce children to the concept of waves and oscilloscopes and donated it to the Sherwood Public Library.  This will be part of their new library of things. The museum crafted … Continue reading →

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Museum Acquires New Scanner

Posted on August 5, 2019 by VTMarch 12, 2021

Thanks to the generosity of our donors, the museum has acquired a new scanner for manuals.  Our old auto-feed scanner was no longer functional and we have been relying upon our multi-purpose printer to do scanning.  We recently purchased a … Continue reading →

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vintageTEK Donates to Site Summit Restoration

Posted on June 30, 2019 by VTMarch 12, 2021

The museum was contacted by volunteers restoring Site Summit near Anchorage, Alaska, about obtaining a representative oscilloscope for the facility. Commissioned in 1959, it is one of three Nike Missile sites that protected Anchorage, Elmendorf AFB, and Fort Richardson during … Continue reading →

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June Photo Of The Month – Coax Cable Production

Posted on June 23, 2019 by VTMarch 12, 2021

This photo started out as our June Photo Of The Month. We didn’t know a lot about it but recipients of our June Newsletter which featured this photo helped us out with more detail. This complex looking machinery was part … Continue reading →

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Jeff Bezos’ Tektronix Oscilloscope

Posted on June 17, 2019 by VTMarch 12, 2021

This photo of Jeff Bezos in his Seattle Office in 1999 features a Tektronix 647A oscilloscope in the lower left hand corner. We have no idea why Jeff had an oscilloscope introduced in 1970 in his office in 1999 but … Continue reading →

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Chuck Miller Training Tapes

Posted on June 10, 2019 by VTMarch 12, 2021

The museum received a donation of Chuck Miller training tapes.  Chuck was an instructor in Field Training. Early on Sales Engineers were expected to be able to fully support customers with both sales and service.  Sales Engineers were issued tool … Continue reading →

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OPB Oregon Experience – The Spirit Of Tek

Posted on June 9, 2019 by VTMarch 12, 2021

We are proud to again offer Oregon Public Broadcasting’s “Oregon Experience – The Spirit of Tek” DVD. This 30 minute documentary on the history of Tektronix was produced in 2010 and offered on DVD. Oregon Public Broadcasting no longer sells … Continue reading →

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KOIN 6 Where We Live

Posted on May 20, 2019 by VTMarch 12, 2021

KOIN TV channel 6 news features a weekly segment called “Where We Live”. It is hosted by news anchor Ken Boddie and features interesting aspects about the local Portland area. The May 20, 2019 episode is “Where We Live: Tektronix … Continue reading →

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Selecting And Restoring A Classic

Posted on May 12, 2019 by VTMarch 12, 2021

We are proud to again offer Stan Griffith’s book on Oscilloscopes: Selecting and Restoring a Classic for sale. We have reprinted this book and all proceeds support the museum. We also offer it as a searchable PDF on CD.  Both … Continue reading →

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February Photo Of Month

Posted on May 5, 2019 by VTMarch 12, 2021

In February we posted our first Photo of the Month, this image of a Final Inspector at Sunset.   Well, it turns out he is actually the final inspector at Sunset. His name is Clyde Faber and he is found … Continue reading →

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Electronic Design Magazine Pays Tribute To T-Coils

Posted on April 13, 2019 by VTMarch 12, 2021

Tektronix used T-Coils as a peaking circuit to improve the bandwidth of its oscilloscope designs in the 1960s through the 1990s. Engineer Bob Ross derived the design equations and Tektronix kept this as a trade secret in its use in … Continue reading →

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More Schematic Cartoons Found

Posted on March 11, 2019 by VTMarch 12, 2021

A visitor to our website sent us three new cartoons from the Universal Load Unit 067-0883-99 schematics. They are on the A1 Main Board Channels 7 & 8, 9 &10, and 11 & 12. See our Schematic Cartoons for a … Continue reading →

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Mystery Tube

Posted on March 3, 2019 by VTMarch 12, 2021

We have uncovered another mystery part at the museum.  This tube is constructed with glass rods in the typical Tektronix methodology. It has a 14 pin base which appears to be the same as used in Tektronix first CRT, the … Continue reading →

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vintageTEK On Twitter

Posted on February 23, 2019 by VTMarch 12, 2021

vintageTEK is back on Twitter!  We’ve been absent for a number of years but a new volunteer will be sending more frequent tweets about news and new items at the museum. Follow us to keep up with the vintageTEK museum. … Continue reading →

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Tektronix Stories From Engineers Features vintageTEK

Posted on February 9, 2019 by VTMarch 12, 2021

Tektronix has a series of video stories from engineers on their website at www.tek.com/stories. Two of these video stories feature work that was done at the vintageTEK museum. When You Were Born To Engineer – Watch Nick’s Story is about a … Continue reading →

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Tektronix President Tour

Posted on January 17, 2019 by VTMarch 12, 2021

The vintageTEK museum was pleased to host a visit by the new Tektronix President, Marc Tremblay, on January 17, 2019. Marc’s appointment was announced earlier in the month and this visit was part of his immersion into Tektronix’ history.  Details … Continue reading →

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Four New Cartoons Found

Posted on January 3, 2019 by VTMarch 12, 2021

A sharp-eyed collector sent us an email identifying four new cartoons that we didn’t have on our Schematic Cartoons page. All are from the Type 624 Monitor manual.  Enjoy.

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vintageTEK Museum releases Master Publication Index (MPI) For Collectors

Posted on December 22, 2018 by VTMarch 12, 2021

This is great news for Tektronix collectors and restorers.  We have worked with Tektronix to obtain a release for the Master Publication Index (MPI).  Our MPI is from 1986.  It is available on Tekwiki at Reference Material (external site). The … Continue reading →

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157-067

Posted on December 10, 2018 by VTMarch 12, 2021

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 →

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vintageTEK Donates 503 Oscilloscope to Tektronix/TestEquity

Posted on November 26, 2018 by VTMarch 12, 2021

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 →

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2018 Fortive (Tektronix) Day Of Caring

Posted on October 5, 2018 by VTMarch 12, 2021

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 →

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vintageTEK Museum Releases Replaceable Parts Registry (RPR) For Collectors

Posted on September 26, 2018 by VTMarch 12, 2021

March 16, 2019 Update We were requested and have scanned and uploaded the RPR for 152- (Diodes). December 22, 2018 Update We have scanned and uploaded the RPR for 366- (Knobs). This represents a total of over 4200 pages scanned and … Continue reading →

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Tektronix and the Hubble Space Telescope

Posted on September 13, 2018 by VTMarch 12, 2021

Did you know Tektronix developed technology made its way to the Hubble Space Telescope? This March 24, 1989 TekWeek features the CCDs that were installed on Hubble. Click on the image to view the PDF.   This 1990 Focus On … Continue reading →

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“Gale Morris Signature Model” 205 Scope-Mobile

Posted on August 14, 2018 by VTMarch 12, 2021

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 →

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Microfiche Scans

Posted on July 30, 2018 by VTMarch 12, 2021

7-8-20 Update To make it simpler and more predictable, we now charge 10¢ per microfiche image scanned rather than an hourly rate. 3-6-19 Update Our volunteer has finished compiling an index for the microfiche. See our Printed and Microfiche Manuals … Continue reading →

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vintageTEK Instrument Loan Program

Posted on July 12, 2018 by VTApril 15, 2022

Today the vintageTEK museum announced the official launch of their instrument library.  This is an opportunity for adults and students, age 10 and older, to check out instruments on loan for their personal projects and education. Museum volunteers have worked … Continue reading →

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