[time-nuts] Chinese Scopes

Scott McGrath scmcgrath at gmail.com
Tue Apr 17 01:49:42 UTC 2012


Yep and sounded like bbs on a tin roof with all the relays in the thing!

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On Apr 16, 2012, at 9:22 PM, Michael Blazer <mblazer at satx.rr.com> wrote:

> Does anyone remember the HP 1980B Digital O'scope?  This had to be the worst scope UI ever.  There was only one knob and buttons for everything else.
> 
> Mike
> 
> On 4/16/2012 7:04 PM, J. Forster wrote:
>> IMO, a good UI should be entirely obvious. I learnt to use a Tek 503 in
>> about 1963. Everything after that has been obvious, until the
>> 'puter'scopes.
>> 
>> The problem with nested menus is knowing where the dang thing you want is,
>> or worse, that some setting or other even exists.
>> 
>> Have you explored all the pull-down menus in your browser or Word, or,
>> worse, Excel or AutoCAD? I know I havn't. An Adventure game is far less
>> opaque, IMO, and the game is designed to decieve.
>> 
>> -John
>> 
>> ================
>> 
>> 
>>> That simply is not the case with the Rigol scope. I was able to use it
>>> without opening the manual.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> On 4/16/2012 4:33 PM, Scott McGrath wrote:
>>>> Chinese scopes and menus
>>>> 
>>>> In modern asian culture it's a highly valued skill to be able to
>>>> memorize menu selections which are deeply nested And many asian designs
>>>> actually increase the number of menus to cater to this
>>>> 
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