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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