2 Aug
2004
2 Aug
'04
11:31 p.m.
On Tue, 2004-08-03 at 02:34, Rick Bensene wrote:
Here's my rarest:
Tektronix 4132, running UTEK (A Tek-haved 4.2bsd variant). A National
16032-based machine, with 4MB of RAM, dual RS-232, CDC 320MB SCSI 5 1/4"
HD, GPIB, built-in 10Mb Ethernet (AUI), QIC-24 tape drive. Have quite a
number of expansion boards, including additional RAM, RS232, SCSI, and
parallel printer interfaces. The network stack in these machines is
pretty broken...it doesn't know about subnetting other than basic class
A/B/C, and it forces broadcast to the zero address rather than the
now-standard ones address.
Probably not too many of these machines around anymore that are running.
I also have a Tek 6130 that I believe will still run. Same architecture
as the 4132, but earlier.
That's interesting. I suppose my XD88 was the replacement for the 4132.
It runs UTEK too, but of course on a newer 88k CPU. Unfortunately mine's
only got the 8 bit display board in it, not the 24 bit. I believe that
Tek sold hardly any of them, simply because they were way too expensive
- very nice machines otherwise.
cheers
Jules