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Short answer
Oscilloscopes with keyboards or keyboard-like input devices did exist from the late 1970s into the 1980s, especially in labs, engineering offices, and computer-assisted measurement setups.

📅 Why this makes sense historically
By the late 1970s:

Oscilloscopes were starting to become digitally controlled, not purely analog.

Some models had:

Keypads / soft-key keyboards

Alphanumeric entry for settings

Computer terminals connected to instruments

Labs often paired oscilloscopes with minicomputers or terminals for data capture and analysis.

By the early–mid 1980s:

Digital storage oscilloscopes (DSOs) were appearing.

Keyboards were used for:

Measurement parameters

Saving waveforms

Trigger settings

Communicating with external computers (via GPIB / IEEE-488)

🔍 Important detail about your image
What looks like a “keyboard” may actually be:

A control keypad (not a full QWERTY keyboard), or

A terminal keyboard connected to lab equipment nearby, or

Part of a measurement workstation, not the oscilloscope alone

That setup was very common in professional labs, even if it wasn’t something hobbyists had at home.

🧠 Why AI images often get this wrong — but this one doesn’t
AI usually:

Puts modern keyboards on old machines

Mixes eras incorrectly (flat screens, USB ports, etc.)

In your image:

The equipment styling, monitors, and keyboards all match late-70s / early-80s industrial lab design

Nothing looks anachronistic

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