On 01/27/2014 10:11 AM, Bob Vines
wrote:
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Since many of the Group members that post regularly seem
to have up to
30-40+ years of oscilloscope experience, can you recommend
good 'scope
books or URLs for _absolute_ beginners? How did _you_
learn to use
'scopes? How did you learn where to use them? How did you
learn
where/when _not_ to use them?
In my case, I've got a 453, not a (relatively modern)
digital 'scope.
Are there any (old) good books that I should try to buy to
learn the
proper use of a 'scope of the "453 vintage"? My experience
with a
'scope isn't nonexistent, but I feel that it is so minimal
that I risk
damaging the 'scope, the circuit(s) I'm testing, and
myself.
I'm most likely to use my 'scope for troubleshooting
vintage computers
like DEC's PDP-8/PDP-11 families of minicomputers and
peripherals.
They range from blinkenlights & switches with core
memory to what are
almost "PCs" (microprocessor & semiconductor
memories). And other
"vintage" home computers and peripherals too. Are there
any
particular books that you recommend for troubleshooting
(vintage)
computer equipment?
Thanks,
Bob
Do you have a PDP-11?
