Tektronix New 8 Channel Scope with the Largest Touchscreen Display

[ataradov]

Spammers are not welcome.

I would welcome companies to participate, but with appropriate introduction and disclosure.

[Dubbie]

And forums are perfect equalizers. All you need to do is not disclose your gender, and this bias will be eliminated completely.

You have happily disclosed your gender. And posted a picture of yourself (I presume)

Maybe that’s because every single thing you post doesn’t get written off because of the fact that you were born female.

If a guy had posted the same image, he would have been also rightly derided for astroturfing, but we both know the fact he was a a man wouldn’t have been mentioned.

That’s a real level playing field you’ve set up there mate. Maybe you’d be happier if she wore a bag over her head to participate.

[ataradov]

I actually was sure that this was posted by a man and it was some stock photo, until I found that LinkedIn post.

And using someone else likeness to promote a product is fine, that's how models make money, and there is no judgment there. But this is  the case of of using your own appearance to achieve something.

[Muttley Snickers]

Spammers are not welcome.

I would welcome companies to participate, but with appropriate introduction and disclosure.

Yeah, I agree and would have expected a bit more from someone in their position, it does nothing more than display contempt and a lack of respect for those here and the forum as a whole. I probably wouldn't mind so much if they did the right thing and declared their interest from the outset and nothing to do with gender, it's about common decency.

[ataradov]

And if we are talking about equal treatment, if I were to start a post with "I have a 10" dick, and I have a question about this transistor", the discussion will not be about the transistor. This is exact same scenario - "I'm a beautiful woman, here is a picture to prove it, now lets talk about scopes". 

[tautech]

Alex, I think you can better use that bridge you were trying to sell to Rhys. 

Yeah, I agree and would have expected a bit more from someone in their position, it does nothing more than display contempt and a lack of respect for those here and the forum as a whole. I probably wouldn't mind so much if they did the right thing and declared their interest from the outset and nothing to do with gender, it's about common decency.

You guys are a bit tough on a new member, hell what does Tek5 indicate ? 

Cut her some slack and see what she has to offer if it's not too late. 

[ataradov]

You guys are a bit tough on a new member, hell what does Tek5 indicate ?  :

I doubt she will be back, but not because of this treatment, but because of the spam like behavior. There is no interest to participate, the goal is to spread the message across the board.

[Muttley Snickers]

I posted a disingenuous welcome message, that's about as good as it gets in this case.     

[Electro Detective]

Nails are a big thing with the ladies, especially now that the local mall sweatshops work cheap, and Paige/Tek5 ? above is displaying a nicely done set   

Ladies are welcome here AFAIK, be they noobs, techs, hobbyist, EEs   


Back to those scope connections...if it hasn't got isolated inputs with the assumed big dollar Tek tag, I can envisage an expensive 8 channel nuke coming

Where oh WHERE is the external trigger input ? 

Is that a USB Bang! scenario hooked up too? 


Front USB ports... side slot for VHS tapes ?  Cortana?   

[Jwalling]

It is not clear why Tek would do this, but this may be one of their most creative sales reps, of course.

It's also sexist; there are 6 or 7 men there clearly using the scope and we're looking at the only woman in the room, facing us.

But she's cute!

[MrW0lf]

T-shirt...  This shirt idea real good - just need to replace scope model with some colleague name if corporate life gets all too dull

[tmbinc]

Can we please stop discussing genders and start discussing scope hardware teardowns?

I would be very curious to see how the architecture has changed since DPO4/5xxx-series (and MDOs which weren't truly different).

I would be incredible if Tek would publish a "look inside".

[MrW0lf]

Think gender => hardware transition has to be smooth. As middle stage propose make various hardware-related T-shirts, for example:

"Tanya*, you can load my probe all night any time!"
*name changed

[fonograph]

Can we please stop discussing genders and start discussing scope hardware teardowns?

I would be very curious to see how the architecture has changed since DPO4/5xxx-series (and MDOs which weren't truly different).

I would be incredible if Tek would publish a "look inside".

In the thread about new MDO 5,Dave was critical about the Flex probe thing so I think Tek is never going to send him one,so he will not get chance to do teardown.

Signal Path Shariar made MDO 5 preview,he also does teardown often,even expensive gear so he is our only chance for proper teardown.

[Simon]

Alex, I think you can better use that bridge you were trying to sell to Rhys. 

Yeah, I agree and would have expected a bit more from someone in their position, it does nothing more than display contempt and a lack of respect for those here and the forum as a whole. I probably wouldn't mind so much if they did the right thing and declared their interest from the outset and nothing to do with gender, it's about common decency.

You guys are a bit tough on a new member, hell what does Tek5 indicate ? 

Cut her some slack and see what she has to offer if it's not too late. 

It was a poor excuse for "fly-tipping" a link on the forum, she and yes it was a she that posted it added the photo just to keep men drooling, gender stereotyping goes both ways. Just in case it was not clear, this account is registered to a tectronix email account of a female person. she is clearly an avid buyer of cheap chinese grid tie inverters and thought she would reuse a cheap chinese marketing ploy.

Normally i would have deleted the thread and banned the user for petty spam, but the way this was done is begging to be left out here as a testament of their "marketing" practices.

[oldway]

Yes, it look like like spam ... but is it really a spam?
Is the marketing manager of Tektronix really so stupid?

That sounds too big to be true.
It may also be the revenge of an employee who is dismissed or sabotaged by a competing firm.

[Simon]

In which case they should have been locked out of their company email and they are in deep shit if they are doing that.

[oldway]

In which case they should have been locked out of their company email and they are in deep shit if they are doing that.

Not at all .... this person does nothing wrong, quite the contrary, it tries to promote the products of Tektronix.
How is this reprehensible?
The negative interpretation of his intervention is totally subjective ... Is it spam or not?
Nothing proves it.
I really do not see how there would be anything that would justify a claim in Justice.

[Simon]

If it is an ex Tektronix employee then they are misrepresenting and will be in deep shit with Tek. You don't use a company email for non company business and you don't speak on behalf of that company without authorization. You can't see her email address but I can.....

[capt bullshot]

At least some of us have seen this scope in reality
https://www.eevblog.com/forum/projects/yet-another-fast-edge-pulse-generator/msg1264778/#msg1264778
https://www.eevblog.com/forum/testgear/overview-of-the-tektronix-mso58-8-channel-6-25gss-2ghz-mixed-signal-scope/msg1226890/#msg1226890

I'm not sure about the smiling blonde (if anyone of use had seen her in reality). But that's just marketing, everytime I've ordered some equipment or parts, the pictured woman wasn't delivered with it. Is this some kind of fraud?

[oldway]

If it is an ex Tektronix employee then they are misrepresenting and will be in deep shit with Tek. You don't use a company email for non company business and you don't speak on behalf of that company without authorization. You can't see her email address but I can.....

You are neither a judge nor a director of Tektronix.
You can not assert things that come out of your power.

If the person who posted this topic may or may not have problems, it's not up to you to say .... Your only power as a moderator is to delete a topic and ban a member.

[Circlotron]

When she's not selling scopes - https://a3-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/107/6dc589c07af24cc8aca5d8368eb0966e/full.jpg

That’s definitely her in the centre.

[Simon]

I am pointing out obvious company policy of any employer. I'd not come on here and talk on behalf of my employer without their consent.

[EEVblog]

but that has nothing to do with her gender

In this case it has everything to do with her gender. And the fact that she clearly tried to use it to sell things. There is no other point to her post.
As soon as she comes in and manages to discuss the points fonograph made, the gender will go to the second plan real fast. Right now

Rubbish.
She's just a typical target market clueless but eager marketing person who screwed up a post that makes it look like laughable astroturfing (intentionally or not), that's it. Anything else is your interpretation of it.

there is absolutely nothing else to discuss, but her looks.

Err, you aren't very creative.
How about the very poor and laughable attempt by Tektronix staff to potentially astroturf the forum?
How about that no one is really talking about the 5 series scope any more as predicted after after the big marketing hoopla fell flat?
How about pointing the poor marketing person to a ton of Series 5 technical and marketing feedback that's already on the forum?
You know, anything but what genitals the person in the photo has because that doesn't matter a rats arse.

[Fungus]

Yes, it look like like spam ... but is it really a spam?

Let's see. New member, first post. Check.

Displays no knowledge about the sort of people who hang out here or the fact that this 'scope has been extensively discussed already. Check.

Posts a picture that can be found in a Tektronix Manager's profile on linkedin, complete with the exact same text as was posted here. Check.

Yes, it's spam.

Is the marketing manager of Tektronix really so stupid?

Let this thread serve as a warning to others.