
Chapter 1
Introduction
Digital storage oscilloscopes have been around for many years.
They first appeared in the early 1970s, and at least two companies
claim to have been the originators. However, as these two
companies are now part of the same group, the question is largely
academic. What is not in question is the fact that, since those early
days, the capabilities of digital storage oscilloscopes have been
developed to a degree that could not then have been dreamed of,
to the point indeed where some manufacturers claim that they can
usefully replace traditional analog oscilloscopes entirely.
Figure 1.1
An example ...