Let's Play Guess The New Tektronix Oscilloscope

Dave shows how it's not that hard to get product pre-release info, in this case tracking down the model name of the new Tektronix scope to be released on June 4th.

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[melonsenpai]

I know it sounds ridiculous but people have been fined for guessing the URL because it's hacking (unauthorised access to a computer system)

[BXZ]

It looks like a 60's transistor radio. Perfect for nerdy picnics.

[trickyrat]

I stopped typing urls at "2", as that had exhausted my budget. :)

[Phantomthecat]

When they said ‘We’re adding features Engineers want’ - was I the only one to think ‘Coffee Machine’? Looks a bit small to incorporate that feature unfortunately. Will still have to trudge across to the tearoom...

[cody]

I work at Tektronix in Portland! They are doing some cool stuff!

[kevincozens]

I wonder how long it will be before Dave finds one of the new scopes in the dumpster. ;)

[glenslick]

Just wait for the Shahriar teardown and review video to show how cool it is as soon as it is officially announced, but individuals won't be able to afford one...

[maxusboostus]

Forget any future updates to davecad, all efforts now are being put into davehack, will brute force ANY website!

[ariedemuijnck]

Price guessing: THE GRAND PRIZE consist of a Tektronix oscilloscope (ARV US $35, 370)
, THE FIRST PRIZE consist of a Tektronix oscilloscope (ARV US $23, 000)

[longdarkrideatnight]

Marketing wank, there are more then 100 engineers on the design team so they could say that without asking anyone outside the company.

[lasersbee]

Is it just me... or does it look like a picnic cooler ???

[countzero]

Following Dave's tricks, I tried adding "datasheet" to the URL -- no luck. Same with "mso-datasheet". But, putting them together, I found a page with a little more info.

[hightttech]

2 dislikes. The first one is TEK's webmaster. Not sure about 2nd.

[xjet]

Dave Jones... evil hacker! LOL Now they're going to have to completely re-design, re-engineer and rebrand the damned thing :-)

[Billblom]

Back when I was a Tektronix user and buyer .. the ONLY place to get a Tek was directly from Tek.. I lived in the Tampa Florida area.. the nearest Tek office was in Orlando...so drive 150 miles and then write an immense check to get a 150mh scope... (with a set of probes ($$$) .. cart ($$$) and so on. one of the first solid state scopes. (They were occasionally selling the big Tube 3 digit critters from time to time as well...)

[donepearce]

Did you film this with those new 6500K LED lights? You're looking a touch seasick there! Do you reckon Tektronix can operate in the budget scope market though, alongside Rigol and co?

[ulrichfrank]

"They interviewed 100s of engineers....:"
Dave Jones :"I want scope-pcbs making wrong polarity-insertion of electrolytics impossible..." Shariar.. "I want at least 120GHz bandwidth"... Mr. Carlson: "has to have a bumble-bee wax-capacitor in it..." ....

[KDRC]

I don't know about that tall skinny form factor... It seems like touching the screen or pushing the buttons will risk tipping it over. Will it need a fold out stand like a voltmeter?

[ElmerFuddGun]

The "new" Tektronix logo sucks. Were there too many letters in the old "Tek" logo?

[dangerousmythbuster]

Maybe the employee login is just a red herring.