[time-nuts] Re: 5071B - and next a 5081A?

[Ziggy]

Looks nice but kind of old school. OSA’s 3300 (besides being optical) takes a more modern approach. I can understand the ‘comfort factor’ of the familiar look and feel though. 



Von meinem iPhone gesendet

> On Jun 13, 2023, at 12:22, Tom Knox via time-nuts <time-nuts at lists.febo.com> wrote:
> 
> I think there was a growing requirement for a ROHS 5071A, and Microchip needed to act or lose international sales. And with an instrument as widely accepted as the industry standard 5071A a major concern/fear is any radical departure could risk missing the target of the existing customer base. I think now that Microchip has a ROHS 5071B to support their base this is the time to start development of the next generation "5081A" and when complete release it alongside the 5071B. Once/If the new 5081A achieves 5071B acceptance then phase out the 5071B over the next decade.
> My question to all of you, is if you were leading development of the next generation 5081A what design changes would you implement and what new features would you employ?
> Perhaps we can get Microsemi to have a contest, and give a new 5081A to the winner for the best ideas. We can always dream.
> Cheers;.
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> From: Tom Van Baak via time-nuts <time-nuts at lists.febo.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, June 13, 2023 9:23 AM
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> Cc: Tom Van Baak <tvb at LeapSecond.com>
> Subject: [time-nuts] Re: 5071B
> 
> I've attached a 5071B photo from the web. Quite nice looking. Same specs
> (except now RoHS).
> 
> They kept the yellow-green LCD, which looks more out of place now both
> in color and tech era. Maybe OLED isn't reliable enough yet. They didn't
> mess with the red LED display. I converted one of mine to green and
> amber. However, the prize goes to Tom Knox for his all-blue version:
> 
> https://febo.com/pipermail/time-nuts_lists.febo.com/2023-May/107772.html
> https://febo.com/pipermail/time-nuts_lists.febo.com/attachments/20230513/46a02b23/attachment.jpeg
> 
> The new black theme follows Keysight 'scopes, 3458A, and frequency
> counters that I've seen recently. Still waiting for space gray to show
> up in the T&F world. Does anyone know what a new 5071 costs these days?
> I miss the era of the annual hp catalog. I'm heading to Home Depot for a
> can of matte black spray paint to turn a parts-unit 5071A into a B.
> 
> /tvb
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