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Why did Tektronix stop making the great scopes?

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xrunner:

--- Quote from: Ecklar on December 24, 2014, 12:11:36 am ---Why did Tektronix stop making scopes like the venerable 2465 or 2465B?   What changed? 

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It's amazing how companies that at one time had leading edge technology can stagnate and falter, but it happens throughout history. Tektronix, DEC (Digital Equipment Corporation), Kodak ... on and on.

They get big and fat and slow and lose vision. There's always somebody waiting in the wings with the ability to beat them with new concepts and ideas.

tautech:

--- Quote from: xrunner on December 28, 2014, 08:23:18 pm ---
--- Quote from: Ecklar on December 24, 2014, 12:11:36 am ---Why did Tektronix stop making scopes like the venerable 2465 or 2465B?   What changed? 

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It's amazing how companies that at one time had leading edge technology can stagnate and falter, but it happens throughout history. Tektronix, DEC (Digital Equipment Corporation), Kodak ... on and on.

They get big and fat and slow and lose vision. There's always somebody waiting in the wings with the ability to beat them with new concepts and ideas.

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There is an old saying: Every dog has it's day. (no reference to Tek)
Us older ppl have seen brands come and go, some are lucky enough to re-invent themselves, but why any think a name change could help in that regard escapes me.  :palm:
There are literally thousands of examples of this in all facets of industry.

T3sl4co1l:

--- Quote from: LabSpokane on December 28, 2014, 06:06:39 pm ---
--- Quote from: Rupunzell on December 28, 2014, 05:33:31 pm ---Like it or not, all that analog stuff is the foundation of all electronics.

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I love to read the old Bell Labs journals as much as anyone, but One of my biggest gripes to my alma mater is how antiquated our curriculum was. EE history is great and fascinating, but higher ed needs to focus on preparing students for the modern age.  We can talk about EE yesteryear in an engineering history course that replaces some BS core curriculum requirement.

Students need modern tools.

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Did you learn the Routh–Hurwitz method?  Most useless POS I ever learned in a class, and willfully forgot immediately after.

Tim

LabSpokane:

--- Quote from: T3sl4co1l on December 28, 2014, 10:12:10 pm ---
--- Quote from: LabSpokane on December 28, 2014, 06:06:39 pm ---
--- Quote from: Rupunzell on December 28, 2014, 05:33:31 pm ---Like it or not, all that analog stuff is the foundation of all electronics.

--- End quote ---

I love to read the old Bell Labs journals as much as anyone, but One of my biggest gripes to my alma mater is how antiquated our curriculum was. EE history is great and fascinating, but higher ed needs to focus on preparing students for the modern age.  We can talk about EE yesteryear in an engineering history course that replaces some BS core curriculum requirement.

Students need modern tools.

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Did you learn the Routh–Hurwitz method?  Most useless POS I ever learned in a class, and willfully forgot immediately after.

Tim

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That and how to synchronize phases onto the grid using three incandescent lamps. God forbid any mention of sychroscopes or synchrophasors be uttered, lest one suffer the eternal wrath of the prof.

Glory days...

HighVoltage:
Something really good, that came out of this thread is the link to the Tek museum pages.

http://www.vintagetek.org/video-gallery/

I had no idea that Tektronix had made so many great educational videos in the 60'
Thanks for this great info.

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