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		blattimwind on Aug 24, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Apollo Guidance Computer switching power supply wo... > but back then there really was no substitute for a Tek scope so the Pentagon caved. Well, they still got their own SKUs with (minor) modifications.

CamperBob2 on Aug 25, 2019 [–]

Such as being cloned shamelessly (and illegally) by Hickok, IIRC.

blattimwind on Aug 26, 2019 | [–]

That was with the 500 series, Tektronix supplied 5000 and 7000 series systems to the DoD, e.g. as the AN/USM 281.

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