15 Jul
2018
15 Jul
'18
2:45 p.m.
Zane,
I have been searching for the Battlestar Galactica programs or data files
since I got my 4052 and 4054 in 2000.
We may have to recreate them from the couple of screenshots on the web :)
The closeup screenshots on the TV shows may have been from 4010 series
Tektronix monitors. I haven't seen any other info on the web from folks
actually involved in helping during the taping of those shows.
I created a program in 2000 in honor of Battlestar Galactica titled
Vipers. That program is posted on the Tek 4051 Emulator github site.
Here is a link to my post on vcfed - which has a screenshot from running it
on the emulator - since I had not repaired my 4052 or 4054 until a month or
so later.
Here is a link showing running Vipers on my repaired 4054:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1G3Xk-B5ZgUFYUTBrK3VevoqMXs_PIGsx/view?usp=…
The random number printout at the bottom of the screen - showed my 4054 had
just been upgraded to a 4054A from an upgrade kit I bought in 2000 off EBAY
but had not installed. :)
Monty
On Sun, Jul 15, 2018 at 3:58 PM, Zane Healy <healyzh at avanthar.com> wrote:
Looking at that Snoopy picture brought back a couple
memories. Do the
files/programs necessary to create the Battlestar Galactica displays exist
anywhere?
I?m also in search of a copy of the TekWeek that has the article on
Battlestar Galactica. As I recall they used $3 Million in Tektronix
hardware on the sets. My dad should still have a copy squirreled away
somewhere, the trick will be finding it.
Cool! It?s finally available online!
https://vintagetek.org/tektronix-in-movies-shows/
https://vintagetek.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/BattlestarGalactica_TW_
060291978.pdf
The other thing the Snoopy picture reminded me of was a, if I remember
correctly, National Guard exhibit at the Washington County Fairgrounds in
the early 70?s. They were making computer printouts of a Snoopy picture
and, I think a calendar. I?m pretty sure I have it in my archives, the
trick is finding it?
Zane