26 May
2011
26 May
'11
9:54 a.m.
OK, you guys were so good at identifying that other equipment from
its photo, how about these? They look like HP cabinets, but I didn't
feel like digging them out to look closer, just snapped a photo.
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26 May
26 May
9:59 a.m.
On 5/26/11 12:54 PM, Richard wrote:
OK, you guys were so good at identifying that other
equipment from
its photo, how about these? They look like HP cabinets, but I didn't
feel like digging them out to look closer, just snapped a photo.
<http://www.xmission.com/~legalize/tmp/Photo_BC168B00-4C04-E083-3201-B6DAC3791E63.jpg>
The blue text on the left a few inches down from the dark brown top
area looks very much like a Tektronix logo.
-Dave
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11:06 a.m.
MyTektronic catalog put two related items to that pic
part of M4115B with the 3D wireframe option
or
part of 4991S1 graphic input station (a M4115B being part of the system)
Dave Caroline
On Thu, May 26, 2011 at 5:54 PM, Richard <legalize at xmission.com> wrote:
OK, you guys were so good at identifying that other
equipment from
its photo, how about these? ?They look like HP cabinets, but I didn't
feel like digging them out to look closer, just snapped a photo.
<http://www.xmission.com/~legalize/tmp/Photo_BC168B00-4C04-E083-3201-B6DAC3791E63.jpg>
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11:23 a.m.
Maybe they are left overs from the original Battlestar Galactica bridge
set from the 70's.... weren't all of the wireframe displays all done by
tektronix? :-)
Dave Caroline wrote:
MyTektronic catalog put two related items to that pic
part of M4115B with the 3D wireframe option
or
part of 4991S1 graphic input station (a M4115B being part of the system)
Dave Caroline
On Thu, May 26, 2011 at 5:54 PM, Richard <legalize at xmission.com> wrote:
OK, you guys were so good at identifying that
other equipment from
its photo, how about these? They look like HP cabinets, but I didn't
feel like digging them out to look closer, just snapped a photo.
<http://www.xmission.com/~legalize/tmp/Photo_BC168B00-4C04-E083-3201-B6DAC3791E63.jpg>
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11:33 a.m.
At the very least, they used the 4051 as a prop!
http://battlestar-galactica.navajo.cz/battlestar-galactica-2.jpg
On Thu, May 26, 2011 at 11:23 AM, Curt @ Atari Museum
<curt at atarimuseum.com>wrote:
Maybe they are left overs from the original Battlestar
Galactica bridge set
from the 70's.... weren't all of the wireframe displays all done by
tektronix? :-)
Dave Caroline wrote:
MyTektronic catalog put two related items to that
pic
part of M4115B with the 3D wireframe option
or
part of 4991S1 graphic input station (a M4115B being part of the system)
Dave Caroline
On Thu, May 26, 2011 at 5:54 PM, Richard <legalize at xmission.com> wrote:
OK, you guys were so good at identifying that
other equipment from
its photo, how about these? They look like HP cabinets, but I didn't
feel like digging them out to look closer, just snapped a photo.
<
http://www.xmission.com/~legalize/tmp/Photo_BC168B00-4C04-E083-3201-B6DAC37…
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1:33 p.m.
In article <BANLkTikbwtgu04Ze2tH5uZMgGSAHXe0J4A at mail.gmail.com>,
Tom publix <ittybittybytes at gmail.com> writes:
At the very least, they used the 4051 as a prop!
http://battlestar-galactica.navajo.cz/battlestar-galactica-2.jpg
Lots of Tek gear was used on the original Battlestar. The 4081 was
used to generate all the on-screen graphics as it had a larger dynamic
display list capability.
See
<http://electronicdesign.com/article/analog-and-mixed-signal/farewell_crts.aspx>
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1:36 p.m.
In article <BANLkTimud1RYsSAPnje3_Jvre4JfKTmFAQ at mail.gmail.com>,
Dave Caroline <dave.thearchivist at gmail.com> writes:
MyTektronic catalog put two related items to that pic
Which year?
part of M4115B with the 3D wireframe option
or
part of 4991S1 graphic input station (a M4115B being part of the system)
OK, looks like I need to snag these then :-)
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11:43 p.m.
1985 catalogue, I googled and a 1984 user manual was in the results
Dave Caroline
On Thu, May 26, 2011 at 9:36 PM, Richard <legalize at xmission.com> wrote:
In article <BANLkTimud1RYsSAPnje3_Jvre4JfKTmFAQ at mail.gmail.com>,
? ?Dave Caroline <dave.thearchivist at gmail.com> writes:
MyTektronic catalog put two related items to that
pic
Which year?
part of M4115B with the 3D wireframe option
or
part of 4991S1 graphic input station (a M4115B being part of the system)
OK, looks like I need to snag these then :-)
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1:46 p.m.
Ah.... now that I look closer I can see the Tektronix blue logo on the
cabinet. It was dark where I took the photo and didn't notice this at
the time, but the flash got it.
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27 May
27 May
2:23 a.m.
On Thu, May 26, 2011 at 9:54 AM, Richard <legalize at xmission.com> wrote:
OK, you guys were so good at identifying that other
equipment from
its photo, how about these? ?They look like HP cabinets, but I didn't
feel like digging them out to look closer, just snapped a photo.
<http://www.xmission.com/~legalize/tmp/Photo_BC168B00-4C04-E083-3201-B6DAC3791E63.jpg>
Tektronix workstations of the 4110 or 4120 vintage. In the 1984 to
1987 Tek catalogs. This is the deskside case, not the pedestal. The
front of the deskside case pulls out and shows the two 8 inch floppys.
A side comes off to get to the card cage I seem to remember.
The M4115B was 8086 based and the M4125 series were 80286 based. These
were often upgraded and the upgrade path is shown in the 1985 catalog.
So when you find one it can have all kinds of cards in it. Up to 8
planes of graphics were available.
I have seen a 80386 processor card and also a graphics card called a
Rainbow that were in a maxed out one. Both rare cards.
In the 90s we went through quite a few of these workstations.
Unfortunately they are heavy aluminum cases and heavy circuit cards
and of great value to the scrappers.
I noted that the model number appears different with the one on the
left being longer than the one on the right. The actual configuration
of the machine is usually on a plate on the back....although, as
mentioned, many were upgraded.
Paxton
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