30 Apr
2014
30 Apr
'14
4:24 p.m.
I have 3 old Tektronix keyboards here; 2 are larger and one is smaller.
The 2 larger ones are PN 119-2468-03 (missing "Menu" keycap) and 119-2468-00
(complete).
Both of these have a large RJ45 type end. Square button with arrows instead
of directional arrows.
Smaller one is PN 119-1592-02, AT type connector, special keys above the 5,
6, 7 and 8 keys. It is complete. Octagonal button top left.
These are NOT lightweight keyboards, but I would be happy to ship them.
Somebody make an offer?
Smaller one looks similar to this :
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Tektronix-Terminal-Keyboard-119-2493-/261456871488
Larger ones look like the 2nd pic on this page:
http://www.computerequipmentwarehouse.com/tektronixkeyboardsall.html
Click on the pic for a larger image.
Cindy Croxton
Electronics Plus
1613 Water Street
Kerrville, TX 78028
830-792-3400 phone
830-792-3404 fax
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1 May
1 May
4:23 p.m.
On 04/30/2014 06:24 PM, Electronics Plus wrote:
Larger ones look like the 2nd pic on this page:
http://www.computerequipmentwarehouse.com/tektronixkeyboardsall.html
No sign of the rest of the system? That looks exactly like the keyboard on
the Tek XD88 that I used to have, and there aren't many of those about (I
only know of two these days, although I'm sure that are a handful more out
there).
cheers
Jules
2 May
2 May
8:06 a.m.
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Subject: Re: Tektronix keyboards
On 04/30/2014 06:24 PM, Electronics Plus wrote:
Larger ones look like the 2nd pic on this page:
http://www.computerequipmentwarehouse.com/tektronixkeyboardsall.html
No sign of the rest of the system? That looks exactly like the keyboard on
the Tek XD88 that I used to have, and there aren't many of those about (I
only know of two these days, although I'm sure that are a handful more out
there).
cheers
Jules
I don't know what an XD88 looks like?
Cindy
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10:04 a.m.
In article <010401cf6618$1271cd50$375567f0$@com>,
"Electronics Plus" <sales at elecplus.com> writes:
An XD88 is a Motorola 88000 RISC CPU workstation. <http://bit.ly/1i6zMBt>
I suspect that the keyboards Cindy has came from terminals. The ones
with the DIN style connector were used on the 4105 terminals and the
ones with the RJ45 type were used on the 4205 terminals. (I have
terminals of both types and keyboards of both types.)
<http://terminals.classiccmp.org/wiki/index.php/Tektronix_4105>
<http://terminals.classiccmp.org/wiki/index.php/Tektronix_4205>
The big button on those keyboards is a "joydisk" that can do the work
of a mouse when you don't have a mouse. My XD88 workstation didn't
come with a keyboard and I haven't attempted any powerup of it yet.
Looking at the catalog picture from 1990, there is definitely a
joydisk on the keyboard. It is on the right below a cluster of 6 keys
and to the left of the numeric keypad cluster.
See PDF pg. 464 here:
<http://manx.classiccmp.org/collections/legalize/tektronix/catalog/Tektronix_Catalog_1990.pdf>
However, on the very NEXT page, they show an XD88 workstation with a
more traditional keyboard and just a 4 key cursor arrow cluster.
On both the 4105 and 4205 keyboards, there is a 9-pin serial port for
attaching a mouse. So you could either use a real mouse attached to
the keyboard, or the joydisk if you didn't have a mouse.
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Jules
Richardson
No sign of the rest of the system? That looks exactly like the keyboard on
the Tek XD88 that I used to have, and there aren't many of those about (I
only know of two these days, although I'm sure that are a handful more out
there).
I don't know what an XD88 looks like?
11:53 a.m.
In article <010401cf6618$1271cd50$375567f0$@com>,
"Electronics Plus" <sales at elecplus.com> writes:
An XD88 is a Motorola 88000 RISC CPU workstation. <http://bit.ly/1i6zMBt>
All of mine have the joypad.
I don't recall seeing any desktop or tower boxes that are labeled Tektronix,
so I guess I don't have the workstation.
I do have a couple of terminals, but they do not power on.
Cindy
Jules
Richardson
No sign of the rest of the system? That looks exactly like the
keyboard on the Tek XD88 that I used to have, and there aren't many
of those about (I only know of two these days, although I'm sure that
are a handful more out there).
I don't know what an XD88 looks like?
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