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It's very "movie-friendly." HP stuff is too beige/bland. Tektronix stuff is more colorful. Some of the Japanese brands were even more colorful, but we always
by ChrisMarshallNY 1y ago
It's very "movie-friendly."
HP stuff is too beige/bland. Tektronix stuff is more colorful.
Some of the Japanese brands were even more colorful, but we always used either Tektronix, or HP, where I worked (I used to write GPIB controller programs for them).
- bombcar 1y agoIt also is just the right era to fit a hugely wide range of periods - you can get away with them into the 20s or 30s if you're doing a bit of retro futurism, and they're not out of place even today.
- chemotaxis 1y agoThere are just two photos in the entire gallery of 150+ that show modern scopes. The rest is vintage CRT equipment, going back to black-and-white films.
- stmw 1y agoSome of the Tektronix CRT scopes had unique phosphor colors or compositions, so it adds a lot of extra cinematic flare. https://w140.com/tekwiki/wiki/Phosphor https://w140.com/tekwiki/wiki/Phosphor