26 Jul
2001
26 Jul
'01
9:41 a.m.
On Thu, 26 Jul 2001, joe wrote:
At 06:00 PM 7/25/01 -0700, you wrote:
Thanks for the kudo Joe, but I really haven't a clue as to value. I
never had much of an opportunity to use one, but to my recollection it
was essentially a 4052 with an oversize video tube (17 or 19"?). It, of
course, used the bit-slice processor as did the 4052 and was
significantly faster than our 4051's. I am unsure whether it included
the tape drive, but tend to assume that it did. If so, and working,
that makes it a potentially usable unit as it sits - given some program
tapes. Programmable in TEK Basic, of course.
- don
Is there any sort of group that does machine
appraisals?
First, the Tektronix machines aren't nearly as collectable as others
such as HP, Atair, etc so they aren't worth nearly as much even though many
of them are considerably rarer. Sorry but that's just a fact of life, I
have a Tek 4051, Tek 31, 8051, 8054 and some others and I just GAVE away a
8002.
I think there are a few people like Herb Johnson, Don Maslin and
others around that have had a LOT of experience with machines and they can
give you a reasonable idea of what some machines are worth but the Tek 4054
is such an odd machine that I doubt even they could give you anything more
than just a guess. There was a Tek 4051 that sold on E-bay about a year ago but I don't remember what it went for but I
don't think it was more
than a few hundred dollars. The auction page may be cached somehere and you
might be able to find it with a Google or other search. Since your machine
doesn't have manuals or ROMs it's value is probably considerably lower han
a complete machine.
FWIW I have a working 4051 with ALL the manuals, ALL the ROMs, the
front test panel, ROM toaster, optional disk drives, plotter and a huge
load of prototype ROMs and other hardware. I have NO idea what it's worth.
Good luck with it,
Joe
I have a
Tektronix 4054 which I picked up a couple of years ago by accident and
am interested in getting a general idea of what it is worth. The machine
is in good shape with some scratches and damage to the enamel, is clean
on the inside, and works. I do not have documentation or any peripherals.
>>>Tom