Post by thread:Do I need a Scope for PIC Projects? (OR Do chicken

> Hi. > > >My first scope I bought for $50 US. Nice dual trace model, wieghed > >in at 150 LBS. My current home/hobby scope is better - cost $40 and > >weighes 200 LBS. NOBODY's gonna steal it. In magic marker it sez on > >the case "Original purchased prices $3500". It takes ten minutes > >for the tubes to light up. My next scope was a "portable". 75 LBS, > >only $10. The guy didn't even know what it was. > > > Gotta ask...what scopes are these? 200 lbs! Is that an old HP, or > what? > I think one's a tektronics, the other two were HP. Probably built just before Kennedy was shot. I mean Jack, not Bobby. > I've just aquired a dual-beam (!) Tek 556 frame and plug-ins. It's > huge, but the shipping weight was _only_ 109 lbs. Of course, it > doesn't have a seperate power supply like the 551 or 555. Ah! a Laptop model I see. Best Regards, Lawrence Lile