Do you have a Tektronix 4010? Want a screen capture for it?

Philip Belben philip at axeside.co.uk
Sun May 18 15:44:42 CDT 2008


>> I have a Tek 4052, which I believe has a compatible printer port.  (I 
>> can't remember whether the 4006 also does.)  My printer (4631? 4641? 
> 
> I think they both do. From what I remember, the printer port interfaces 
> to the CRT flood guns, and essentially reads out the storage target of 
> said CRT. Almost all old Tekky storage terminals, etc have the port

Presumably it does something clever with the write gun in order to scan 
it.  Write at a marginal voltage and monitor current?

>> Whatever) doesn't work, but I don't want to dismantle it for the 
> 
> Wht;s wrong with it? Just old paper (it was a light-sensitive paper 
> running over a 1-line CRT IIRC) or something more interesting?

I can't remember, but I think the paper wasn't feeding, among other 
things.  ISTR when I pressed the "Copy" key on the 4052, the 4052 hung 
and the printer smelt hot.

I also STR I have your manual for it somewhere :-(

Philip.


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