[Test-Equipment] Re: [TekScopes2] Landmark Instruments ?

[Mike Manes]

Thanks!

Dave Brown wrote:
> The HPJs are available on line now.
> http://www.hpl.hp.com/hpjournal/pdfs/IssuePDFs/hpjindex.html
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mike Manes" <mrmanes at gmail.com>
> To: "Discussion of Electronic Test Equipment" 
> <test-equipment at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Monday, March 31, 2008 3:53 PM
> Subject: Re: [Test-Equipment] Re: [TekScopes2] Landmark Instruments ?
> 
> 
>> The long-defunct "HP Journal" was a terrific source of technical product
>> development material.  Wish I'd kept more of 'em.
>> 73 de Mike W5VSI
>>
>> wolfbob wrote:
>>> The HP appnotes were a major life saver for test engineers. We at 
>>> Sylvania Microwave Tube lab modeled our set of microwave tube app 
>>> notes after them. I published about 30 notes (in 1955-59) on the 
>>> applications of microwave tubes. Wish I had a set these also with the 
>>> set of HP appnotes I threw away when I got into the systems business.
>>>
>>> WBob, WB6JPI
>>>
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "J Forster" <jfor at quik.com>
>>> To: "barry tuttleman" <btuttleman at worldnet.att.net>; "Discussion of 
>>> Electronic Test Equipment" <test-equipment at mailman.qth.net>
>>> Sent: Sunday, March 30, 2008 12:42 PM
>>> Subject: Re: [Test-Equipment] Re: [TekScopes2] Landmark Instruments ?
>>>
>>>
>>>> I heard that a former VP at HP said "We are not interested in the 
>>>> past. We are
>>>> only interested in the future" just before ordering the destruction 
>>>> of a major
>>>> company's carefully preserved archives.
>>>>
>>>> Best,
>>>> -John
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> barry tuttleman wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> regarding the "Landfill" instruments question:
>>>>>
>>>>> as far as Agilent is concerned, ANY of the test equipment not
>>>>> currently in their catalog are members of the Landfill team;
>>>>> they have been CRUSHING and DESTROYING ALL units such as the
>>>>> 141T SA's (that have been traded in), w/ no regard to the "little
>>>>> people" such as many of us - this is the Santa Rosa, CA (and possibly
>>>>> the Colorado facility also) facility.  employees caught TOUCHING 
>>>>> any of
>>>>> the units designated for destruction were also murdered and buried w/
>>>>> the equipment, or at least terminated on the spot. [snip]
>>>>
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>> A. Einstein
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Mike Manes    mrmanes at gmail.com     Tel: 303-979-4899
"Things should be made as simple as possible, but not more so."
A. Einstein