Tektronix 4010/4014 terminal printer project

OK, I've been studying the circuit diagrams and service manuals for the Tektronix 4014 printer interface: <http://bitsavers.org/pdf/tektronix/401x/070-2303-00_4014_4015_Service_Mar79.pdf> <http://bitsavers.org/pdf/tektronix/463x/070-1831-02_4631_Service_Nov79.pdf> I'm starting a project to create a modern printer interface for the terminal. This involves creating the optional target signal amplifier board for the 4010/4014 and creating a microcontroller based board that will drive the terminal like a 4631 printer and scan out the image from the storage tube for digitizing as a digital image. The amplifier board is what distinguishes a 4010/4014 from a 4010/4014-1 and provides the signals for the printer. The original 4631 printer is a completely analog device that scans out the storage tube and transfers the electrical signal to a dry silver paper for printing. This design will treat the analog signal supplied to the printer as a signal for digitizing into a raster image. I plan on housing mine inside a 4632 video hardcopy shell with a modern printer inside driven by the controller. Who knows, this project might make those 4631/4632 printers useful again, considering that noone is going to be getting a new supply of dry silver paper anytime soon. I'm looking for other people that have hardware design experience to join me on this project. All resulting EDA files will be made available under a suitable open source style license. Please reply to me off-list if you are interested in collaborating with me on this project. -- "The Direct3D Graphics Pipeline" -- DirectX 9 draft available for download <http://legalizeadulthood.wordpress.com/the-direct3d-graphics-pipeline/> Legalize Adulthood! <http://legalizeadulthood.wordpress.com>