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From: john larkin <jl@glen--canyon.com>
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Subject: Re: Curve Tracers
Date: Wed, 20 Nov 2024 12:19:54 -0800
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On Wed, 20 Nov 2024 18:09:11 -0000 (UTC), Cursitor Doom
<cd999666@notformail.com> wrote:

>On Wed, 20 Nov 2024 11:02:49 -0500, bitrex wrote:
>
>> On 11/20/2024 10:58 AM, john larkin wrote:
>> 
>>>> Meanwhile, in China:
>>>>
>>>> <https://www.amazon.com/Transistor-Tracer-Feature-Graphic-Instrument/
>dp/B0D25RDFDV>
>>>>
>>>> Someone seems to still banging out 1970s-style CTs
>>> 
>>> Barbaric.
>>> 
>>> 
>> Last chance buy before tariffs kick in and HP re-instates its whole 1987
>> catalog to meet the demand for domestically-produced test gear.
>
>Yes, Trump may well be throwing them a lifeline. HP products might once 
>again be craned and fork-lifted into RF developers' labs across the 
>nation!
>
>I can't see any price listed for the Chinese CT for some reason. Any idea 
>how much it is?

Something like $3500.

Carly didn't like electronics so dumped the test equipment and made HP
a computer company. That was sure dumb.

Agilent acquired the HP stuff and spun out Avago and Keysight.