Efficient use of a digital oscilloscope-computer combination in the physiology laboratory

This communication outlines a system that has been implemented to interface a digital oscilloscope with a general purpose digital computer. The computer chosen was the Digital Equipment Corporation PDP 11/34, the oscilloscope chosen was the Nicolet Explorer III. To illustrate the capabilities of this combination, two examples of data analysis from our cardiovascular research laboratory were included. The combination of the two devices yields a more powerful research tool, which allows data manipulation beyond the capabilities of the oscilloscope.