<div style="color:black;font: 10pt arial;">Len, Interesting.....that was the business path GenRad took in the early seventies - automated circuit test facilities. They did fairly well at first but then it went downhill in the late eighties. They had all but abandoned the original core test equipment business by then and by about 2000 or so, it was over. Sad.
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<div>However, a few of the original GenRad instrument line is now being made by Teradyne who does honor the GR name by stating they "keep the flame alive"......</div>
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<div>I programmed GenRad in circuit test machines at my first engineering job at Honeywell back in 1979.
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<div>Yes, GenRad originally General Radio - a great company but they took a few wrong turns..... They were leaders in test equipment in the 1950's and early sixties but were overrun by Hewlett Packard and just didn't keep up. GR manufactured the first production oscilloscope but just didn't follow on as well as a number of other instruments. They made wonderful, high quality gear. We have quite a few examples at the museum.</div>
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<div>There are a couple of good books on their history.</div>
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This ad is kind of cool because it "drove" me to look up General Radio Co., founded in 1915. I wonder if today's Ford luxury offerings are 62dB?</div>
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KNBC-4 1972 Flip Wilson Ford Sponsor Break. all tapes are cleaned and baked before transfer. please keep in mind the quality Matters on condition of machines...</div>
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