In article <482EE503.7020204 at axeside.co.uk>,
Philip Belben <philip at axeside.co.uk> writes:
I have a Tek 4052, which I believe has a compatible
printer port. (I
can't remember whether the 4006 also does.)
The 4006 would have to have the "-1" designation to indicate it
includes the printer support circuitry on the display tube.
The 1982 tektronix catalog says that the 4051 and 4052 are compatible
with the 2631.
As far as cannibalizing a 4631, I believe the ramp circuitry is
contained on a card that plugs into a bus. So it would be just
removing the card from the unit and plugging it into a special piece
of custom hardware.
However, the ramp circuitry can easily be duplicated in software with
a D/A converter and the appropriate driver circuit.
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