19 Feb
2013
19 Feb
'13
2:04 a.m.
Hi all,
I was wondering about the Tektronix 4317 machine. The only information I'm
able to find online is the catalog introducing it:
http://bitsavers.informatik.uni-stuttgart.de/pdf/tektronix/\
44xx/4300_Series_1988_Catalog.pdf
The rest inside that bitsavers PDF (or Bits corner for that matter) don't even
mention the 4300 series.
I gather it should run UTek 3.1, but where could I try to find the media (which
is 5.25" floppy I think) for that O/S?
Does anyone know of the connections which can be made on such a machine?
Kind regards,
If it has
Reiche wheels or
------------------ a skirt,
you can't
http://ls-al.eu/~reiche afford it.
19 Feb
19 Feb
9:24 a.m.
In article <201302191004.r1JA4mbi032256 at ls-al.eu>,
Sander Reiche <reiche at ls-al.eu> writes:
I was wondering about the Tektronix 4317 machine.
You have one?
The only information I'm
able to find online is the catalog introducing it:
http://bitsavers.informatik.uni-stuttgart.de/pdf/tektronix/\
44xx/4300_Series_1988_Catalog.pdf
It was discontinued the following year; or at least it isn't listed in
the 1989 catalog. The '89 catalog lists 4335, 4336, 4337, 4324, 4325
and 4301 workstations.
Does anyone know of the connections which can be made
on such a machine?
Based on the PDF, it looks like it has standard serial, parallel,
ethernet and SCSI connections.
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9:31 a.m.
On 2/19/13 9:24 AM, Richard wrote:
In article <201302191004.r1JA4mbi032256 at
ls-al.eu>,
Sander Reiche <reiche at ls-al.eu> writes:
someone's got one
http://www.marktplaats.nl/a/computers-en-software/sun-sgi-en-unix/m64515634…
go after it while you can
I was wondering about the Tektronix 4317 machine.
You have one?
10:37 a.m.
In article <5123B6DF.3030201 at bitsavers.org>,
Al Kossow <aek at bitsavers.org> writes:
On 2/19/13 9:24 AM, Richard wrote:
tektronix-4317-unix-mini-computer.html
In article <201302191004.r1JA4mbi032256 at
ls-al.eu>,
Sander Reiche <reiche at ls-al.eu> writes:
someone's got one
http://www.marktplaats.nl/a/computers-en-software/sun-sgi-en-unix/m64515634…
I was wondering about the Tektronix 4317 machine.
You have one?
go after it while you can
Unfortunately, shipping things from Europe to Salt Lake City is
prohibitively expensive for me...
Hopefully someone in the Netherlands will grab it. It doesn't appear
far from Maastricht.
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10:57 a.m.
On 2/19/13 10:37 AM, Richard wrote:
Unfortunately, shipping things from Europe to Salt
Lake City is
prohibitively expensive for me...
sort of related
http://www.ebay.com/itm/300857540917
hand labeled "Property of Steve Chadly"
apparently, this is a dedicated 16032 graphics board
http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:r9kuRwh5Uw0J:www.linke…
Sr. Firmware Engineer
Tektronix
Privately Held; 1001-5000 employees; DHR; Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing industry
October 1983 ? August 1984 (11 months)
Firmware for dedicated NS 16032 based display processor board in the Tek 6130 graphics
workstation product line. Diagnostics, bootstrap, multi-processor IPC, VT-100 emulator,
and low-end vector
graphics and raster operations API. Simplified Tektronix variant of the Berkeley 4.3
kernel running as an embedded OS. New hardware bring up and debug. Manufacturing test jig
development. Runtime BIOS
and unix display primitives library development.
11:30 a.m.
In article <5123CB26.6010304 at bitsavers.org>,
Al Kossow <aek at bitsavers.org> writes:
On 2/19/13 10:37 AM, Richard wrote:
Since that labelling isn't on the ebay listing, I assume you purchased
this? :-)
I saw that listed on ebay, but wasn't sure what sort of system it was
for and I've already got enough "projects" on my plate that I'm
reluctant to buy parts unless I already know where they go.
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Unfortunately, shipping things from Europe to
Salt Lake City is
prohibitively expensive for me...
sort of related
http://www.ebay.com/itm/300857540917
hand labeled "Property of Steve Chadly"
10:45 a.m.
Al Kossow <aek at bitsavers.org> wrote:
someone's got one
http://www.marktplaats.nl/a/computers-en-software/sun-sgi-en-unix/m64515634…
go after it while you can
That's the one I'm after, but considering I couldn't find that much
info online
and it still is quite a drive away, I was trying to gather as much info as I
could beforehand ;)
re,
Sander
7:12 p.m.
someone's got one
http://www.marktplaats.nl/a/computers-en-software/sun-sgi-en-unix/m64515634…
go after it while you can
What is pictured is not a Tek 4317.
It is a HD/floppy expansion box or maybe a Tek 4404 with a keyboard
mouse and Monitor. The monitor looks like the standard 19" RGB sync on
green used with the 41XX terminals.
I have a Tek 431X, not sure what particular model, in storage and it
looks different, as does the referenced Tektronix page.
I also have a 4404 that looks a lot like the one in the above picture.
I have the Smalltalk software for the 4404 and 4406, which I am
forwarding on to Jerry in Seattle for replication. He is trying to get
a 4404 up and running.
Paxton
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Astoria, OR
USA
9:17 p.m.
In article <CAL2B=mGuoWKBvEiG4n7_0BwpCSA7aEv0R0x=8+X9YxFQO5zL0Q at mail.gmail.com>,
Paxton Hoag <innfoclassics at gmail.com> writes:
What is pictured is not a Tek 4317.
I don't know about that, it looks *exactly* like the picture on pg. 68
of the 1988 catalog:
<http://user.xmission.com/~legalize/tmp/vintage/tektronix/Tek4317.pdf>
I have a Tek 431X, not sure what particular model, in
storage and it
looks different, as does the referenced Tektronix page.
The previous page shows other members of the 431x family and they all
have that same enclosure shown.
The pictures showing the 4301, 4320 series, and 4330 series all have
the same tower style case shown that was used in the XD88 series of
workstations. The tower case looks like this:
<http://user.xmission.com/~legalize/tmp/vintage/tektronix/xd88/>
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<http://tinyurl.com/d3d-pipeline>
The Computer Graphics Museum <http://computergraphicsmuseum.org>
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Legalize Adulthood! (my blog) <http://legalizeadulthood.wordpress.com>
10:57 p.m.
The previous page shows other members of the 431x
family and they all
have that same enclosure shown.
The pictures showing the 4301, 4320 series, and 4330 series all have
the same tower style case shown that was used in the XD88 series of
workstations. The tower case looks like this:
<http://user.xmission.com/~legalize/tmp/vintage/tektronix/xd88/>
My bad, sorry. I was thinking of the case referenced immediately
above....and did not do my research.
Thanks for the links to the catalogs. It helps in the search.
Now I need to go and look at what I have in storage, when I can get to
it, It is the newer case but I thought it was a 431X machine.
Paxton
--
Paxton Hoag
Astoria, OR
USA
20 Feb
20 Feb
9:18 a.m.
In article <CAL2B=mH+RqESHB9QsfR2Ue1uFV26Q3y=JBLRuHH6qD4GRFV4Sw at mail.gmail.com>,
Paxton Hoag <innfoclassics at gmail.com> writes:
Thanks for the links to the catalogs. It helps in the
search.
No problem. I was referencing them frequently as I study
graphics/terminal history :-).
Now I need to go and look at what I have in storage,
when I can get to
it, It is the newer case but I thought it was a 431X machine.
Always good to know what else is out there!
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19 Feb
19 Feb
9:18 p.m.
BTW, I have Tektronix catalogs that aren't on bitsavers on manx here:
<http://manx.classiccmp.org/collections/legalize/tektronix/catalog/>
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