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Gregory T, A. Kovacs

Figure 5-4.
I am sad to report that knob-driven analog test instruments are becoming What you look like
more difficult to get. I also have to admit that performance is improving to your oscilloscope
while relative prices are dropping, so "user-friendly" instruments aren't all (yuk!). Actually, this
is what Jim
that bad. Students take note: at least try to check out instruments with
Williams looks like
knobs, in between pressing "auto-setup" and "help" keys! A great place to
to his oscilloscope.
find this stuff is at your friendly neighborhood university (we'll never sur-
You probably won't
render!), local "ham radio" swap meets, and companies that specialize in
look that silly.
used test equipment. Also, remember to be nice to your oscilloscope! What
you look like to that faithful piece of test gear is shown in Figure 5-4.

What Does My Wife Think about All of This?

This section was written by my wife, Laurel Beth Joyce, the pride of
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Mars, PA. It is added to provide an extra sense of realism and to prepare

15.1 am not making this up. This is because I don't need to. Western PA has tons of great names of
towns, like Beaver, Moon, etc., as well as great names for public utilities, like "Peoples' Natural
Gas." Naturally, nobody from there thinks any of this is funny.

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