I have a
Tek 4052, which I believe has a compatible printer port. (I
can't remember whether the 4006 also does.) My printer (4631? 4641?
I think they both do. From what I remember, the printer port interfaces
to the CRT flood guns, and essentially reads out the storage target of
said CRT. Almost all old Tekky storage terminals, etc have the port
Presumably it does something clever with the write gun in order to scan
it. Write at a marginal voltage and monitor current?
I can't remember (and I really don't feel like looking anything up at the
momnet :-(), but I thoguht it only interfaces to the flood guns. I seem
to rememebr the interface board in oen of the terminals (presumably the
-1 option that others have mentioend connected between the flood gun pins
on the CRT and the normal connector for said pins.
Whatever)
doesn't work, but I don't want to dismantle it for the
Wht;s wrong with it? Just old paper (it was a light-sensitive paper
running over a 1-line CRT IIRC) or something more interesting?
I can't remember, but I think the paper wasn't feeding, among other
things. ISTR when I pressed the "Copy" key on the 4052, the 4052 hung
and the printer smelt hot.
IIRC, the paper is thermally developed, so 'smelling hot' might well be
normal.
But IIRC the paper has a very limited shelf life, and it's likely that
yours is way past that now. Even if everything else works you might have
problems...
I also STR I have your manual for it somewhere :-(
Actually _I_ borrowed it from a place I no longer have any contact with.
I suspect they've long forgotten about it (I don't remember the being any
4631 around, all otehr old Tekky stuff was given to me, etc).
-tony