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Tek in the movies

 

Tek in the movies! This time its a 1982 Chuck Norris vehicle, 'Silent Rage' .. in which a medical renegade tries a life after death serum on a murderer shot dead by the Sheriff. Tektronix 547 50MHz dual time base scope that takes both letter type and I-series plug ins. In production from 1964 to 1975.
 

On Oct 29, 2022, at 9:59 PM, Jennifer Crock via groups.io <collies13@...> wrote:

?Tek in the movies! This time its a 1982 Chuck Norris vehicle, 'Silent Rage' .. in which a medical renegade tries a life after death serum on a murderer shot dead by the Sheriff. Tektronix 547 50MHz dual time base scope that takes both letter type and I-series plug ins. In production from 1964 to 1975.
 

It's a prop in many movies, the 1980 made-for-TV adaptation of The Lathe of Heaven has a scope that I think was a Tek. In one of the Teminator sequels there's a 500 series just incidentally, the video for Benny Benassi's Cinema also has one.
 

A walk down memory lane....

In 1968....Stanley Kubrick's "2001: A Space Oddssey" used a TEK P6006 x10 probe for checking the AE-35 unit per computer HAL-9000 fault detection.

When the testing did not confirm HAL-9000 prediction of failure, Frank Poole went EVA to exchange AE-35 (comms dish feed LNA) and the rest is for you to recall.

So the scene is central to the story line by Arthur C Clarke and Stanley Kubrick.


Now, In my boxes of 100s of old probes, I just discovered two, P6006 (10X, 25 MHz!) with tips and clips!

Your memories of old probes and 2001 A Space Odyssey are appreciated! Enjoy!

Jon
 

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In the film "Escape from Alcatraz" by Don Siegel - USA 1979

the metal detector at the exit of the carpentry to check that the inmates were not carrying metal objects with them was made with a TEK935A, like the one on display in my laboratory in Italy.

FZ

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A walk down memory lane....

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In 1968....Stanley Kubrick's "2001: A Space Oddssey" used a? TEK P6006 x10 probe for checking the AE-35 unit per computer HAL-9000 fault detection.

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When the testing did not confirm HAL-9000 prediction of failure, Frank Poole went EVA to exchange AE-35 (comms dish feed LNA) and the rest is for you to recall.

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So the scene is central to the story line by Arthur C Clarke and Stanley Kubrick.

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Now, In my boxes of 100s of old probes,? I just discovered two, P6006 (10X, 25 MHz!) with tips and clips!

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Your memories of old probes and 2001 A Space Odyssey are appreciated! Enjoy!

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Jon

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Good morning.
I have a faulty TEK 465 oscilloscope and I would like to repair it following the advice of the users of the group.
Please ask to be registered.
Thank you
Franco Zappavigna - Italy
 

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Did Tektronix try to get screenwriters and directors to incorporate their products into films? Whether it was deliberate product placement or not, many techies back in those times- myself included- were inspired to look for test gear we saw in the movies. One drastically different item that got a big boost with collectors was the Frieden STW-10 mechanical calculator. The? movie "Hidden Figures" from a few years ago prominently featured them in several scenes.

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On 12/20/22 10:26, Froggie the Gremlin wrote:

A walk down memory lane....

In 1968....Stanley Kubrick's "2001: A Space Oddssey" used a  TEK P6006 x10 probe for checking the AE-35 unit per computer HAL-9000 fault detection. 
 
When the testing did not confirm HAL-9000 prediction of failure, Frank Poole went EVA to exchange AE-35 (comms dish feed LNA) and the rest is for you to recall. 

So the scene is central to the story line by Arthur C Clarke and Stanley Kubrick. 


Now, In my boxes of 100s of old probes,  I just discovered two, P6006 (10X, 25 MHz!) with tips and clips! 

Your memories of old probes and 2001 A Space Odyssey are appreciated! Enjoy! 

Jon

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