Just like the multimeter chart, here's the oscilloscope chart!
Now that I have more oscilloscopes than really needed (2 is the magic number)
here's the comparison chart much like my multimeters (2 may or may not be the
magic number for multimeters...)
| Manufacturer | Model (Intro Year) | Construction | Acquisition | Bandwidth | Channels | time/div or sweep speed | Voltage per div | Waveform measurement, other than graticule | Screen | Triggers | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Navy/Carol/Hickok | OS-8 (early 1950s) | Point to Point Generic parts/Tubes | Analog | 2MHz | 1 | 10Hz-50KHz (10ms-2µs assuming 10 div) | Missing Graticule, ~75mV RMS volts/inch | - | 3" diameter round CRT | none/Sweep vernier | Disposed :-(, first toy scope |
| Waterman | S-10-A (1946) | Point to Point Generic parts/Tubes | Analog | ? | 1 | ? | No Graticule | - | 1.5" diameter round CRT | none/Sweep vernier | Disposed :-( |
| Eico | 460 (1956) | Point to Point Generic parts/Tubes | Analog | 4.5MHz | 1 | 10Hz-100KHz (10ms-1µs assuming 10 div), XYZ | 25mV to 25V per inch (division) | - | 5" diameter round CRT | Int ±/Ext/NTSC | At Parents house |
| Vu-Data | PS941B (~1978) | Through Hole Generic parts | Analog | 20MHz | 2 | 500ms-100ns | 10mV to 20V | - | 4" Rectangular CRT | Int/Ext Adj Level | My First Useful Scope - debugged stuff and not just a toy |
| Tektronix | 2465 (1984) | Through Hole Custom parts | Analog with Digital Control | 300MHz | 4 | 5s-5ns, XYZ, and 10x zoom (500ps/div) | 2mV to 5V | Cursors | 5.5" Rectangular CRT | Int/Ext Adj Level, Dual timebase | Repaired - second useful scope (repaired Tek 2440) |
| Tektronix | 2440 (1988) | Through Hole Custom parts | Digital CCD 500MSa/s 1024 samples | 300MHz | 2 | 5s-500ms strip chart, 200ms-2ns, and XY | 200µV to 5V | Cursors Waveform Computed | 5.5" Rectangular CRT | Int/Ext Adj Level, Dual timebase | eBay, repaired, currently just a toy |