Discussion of large systems

[Richard]

In article <m1GfmT7-000IypC at p850ug1>,
    ard at p850ug1.demon.co.uk (Tony Duell)  writes:

> > Tektronix also made a very weird printer for its 40x0 graphics
> > terminals.  The paper is silver-coated!  For some of these weird
> 
> Silver, or silver compounds? I thought it was a photographic process, 
> using a 1-line CRT to expose the photographic paper.

The catalog describes it as "Standard Dry-Silver, 500 ft. per roll".  See:
<http://www.xmission.com/~legalize/vintage/docs/tektronix/Tektronix%201982%2092.pdf>
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