And I warn you....I work all night and I can monitor goings on here.....so no funny stuff or I'll slap you silly.
Cerebus would like to remind you that under the demarcation agreement drawn up with the Guild of Mercenaries, Thugs, Nonnas-in-black and Big Blokes Called John that 'slapping' is an agreed reserved specialism of said union members. Ergo, as a fully paid up member, Cerebus gets first dibs on any contract for slapping. I'm sure you understand, or would you prefer if Cerebus discussed it with you?
Fair enough, however as the designated slappee, I can confirm with some authority that this particular slapping was performed gratis, free of charge, and without any recompense other than personal satisfaction. Of which there appeared to be quite some considerable amount; enough, indeed, for a second serving.
I am quite certain there was no contract involved, and that eventually the personal satisfaction should wear off, rendering the point moot.
I hope.
That said, I like LeCroys. When we evaluated DSOs in the late 80's (give or take a few years, my memory is hazy), they blew away their competition. While others offered 1024 points storage, they had 64 ki points, something very important to us as we wanted to analyze serial bit streams. And very easy to use!
We all loved them!
To paraphrase what someone once said to me. When all the oscilloscope manufacturers started making DSOs, most of them went down the route of making another CRO that happened to have an ADC inside it somewhere, whereas LeCroy went about making a digitizer that happened to have an oscilloscope wrapped around it.
Edited to remove brain fade.
That is both amazing and terrifying at the same time.
The first part describes the "feel" of my 2230 right down to the grubscrews, the second part my SALAE Logic Analyzer in similar manner; the difference being that I bought each of them knowing and wanting what they were all about.
I can imagine how folks who bought LeCroy expecting a 'scope would be pulling their hair out... especially as the UI seems to be designed around the memory structure and how it thinks, rather than even the slightest concession to human beings who have to operate it.
mnem
https://youtu.be/_ZZOdwlb29A"I always hear 'Punch me in the face' when you're speaking, but it's usually subtext."