>Old HP/Agilent equipment was beautifully made but in the few years before the sale to Keysight quality took a real dive. Keysight was actually formed by spinn

>Old HP/Agilent equipment was beautifully made but in the few years before the sale to Keysight quality took a real dive. Keysight was actually formed by spinning-off Agilent's electronics test-and-measurement businesses (leaving behind really I think just the life-sciences stuff?) so there was no sale per se.