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Date: Mon, 30-Apr-84 19:38:40 EDT
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Posted: Mon Apr 30 19:38:40 1984
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Sitting to my left is a Tetronix DAS 9100 Series Digital Analysis
System. (It sez so on the cover.)  The straight hardware type I
share the office with just got it a couple of weeks ago, and it
looks like everything you want.  It has room for something like six
expansion cards (data acquisition and pattern generator modules), with
each module accepting up to 4 probes, and up to 32 channels.  These
data acquisition probes, or pods, are, themselves, quasi-intelligent,
and can be fitted with several types of connectors.  Sorry, the ones
I've seen are separate clips per channel or logic line.  There is
the capability for extensive mapping of probe input to logical
display ordering and location, and of mapping physical channel or
logic line to logical line.  There also exists a complex symbolic
definition, labeling, and display capability.  And they provide a
micro-cassette with directory file maintenance to save these complex
setup configurations.  Overall, a beautiful little machine that I
would have given my eye teeth for a couple of years ago when we were
stuffing Unix on an 8086 with custom memory managment.  The catch?
Well, aside from the learning curve for the operator, it's cost
(surprise, right?)  This critter can run from $16,000 or so on up.
If you're interested, however, please contact Tektronix--I've spent
enough time on this.

(For the legal types....)

The description and information provided herein is an unsolicited
submission by yours truly, and as such represents only my own opinions
and experience.  Statements made herein by me are in no way to be
construed as reflecting the opinion or endorsement of either my
employer or my contract employer.

			Viel spass,

				Dave Ihnat
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