The 1969 Catalog recommends using the 556 instead of the 555
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Known in the industry as the Triple Nickel, the 555 is one of the most popular scopes ever made and the finest
produced by Tektronix at the time. From the Tektronix manual:
The Type 555 Oscilloscope is a dual-beam laboratory instrument for accurate measurements in the DC to 33 MHz
range, (3-dB down). Two complete horizontal-deflection systems and two independent vertical amplifiers provide
for completely independent deflection of the two beams
Either of two plug-in time base units can control the sweep, over a range of 0.1 µs/cm to 5s/cm, of either or
both electron beams. In addition, a continuously-variable calibrated sweep delay allows expansion of a selected
portion of the undelayed sweep for precise time measurements. Delayed and undelayed sweeps can be presented
simultaneously.
The wide-band main amplifiers in the Type 555 are designed to accept Letter-Series and 1-Series Plug-In Unites for a high degree of signal-handling versatility.
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