Looking for Tektronix 4052 R12 Graphics Enhancement ROM Pack and Tektronix 4014 demo files

[Monty McGraw]

Bob,

Thanks for the link!

I downloaded the files and made my own 4052R12 Graphics Enhancement ROM
Pack this weekend -  and it works :)

Here is a thread where I discuss what this cartridge does:

http://www.vcfed.org/forum/showthread.php?64863-Tektronix-4051-and-4052-R12-Enhanced-Graphics-ROM-Pack

Monty

On Thu, Jul 19, 2018 at 11:27 AM, Bob Rosenbloom via cctalk <
cctalk at classiccmp.org> wrote:

> Al has the 4052R12 ROM dumps up on bitsavers.
>
> Bob
>
>
> On 7/15/2018 12:49 PM, Monty McGraw via cctalk wrote:
>
>> I have been recovering dozens of old Tektronix 4050 series tapes and found
>> one with Fast Graphics software for the 4051.  This software program
>> jumped
>> into 6800 assembly code and retrieved three bytes per vector from a tape
>> file.  Apparently this tape is a duplicate - and it appears that all the
>> files bigger than 1KB have corrupt data.
>>
>> Apparently from the 4014 programmers guide - they had a set of demo
>> picture
>> files including a list with R2-D2.
>>
>> I have found Jos Dreesen's ftp tar file with some 4014 pictures - but I'm
>> looking for an R2-D2 picture file that is on the tape I have but corrupt.
>>
>> I also discovered that Tektronix made a 4052/4054 R12 Graphics Enhancement
>> ROM pack which included the Fast Graphics program in ROM.  I would love to
>> find one of those ROM packs - hint/hint :)
>>
>> I did recover one of the shorter picture files of Snoopy - but since I
>> don't have a 4051, I can't run the Fast Graphics program on my 4052 or
>> 4054.  One of my buddies threw a C program together to convert the data
>> file into Tek 4050 PRINT statements.
>>
>> I've posted the SNOOPY basic program and screenshots of running it on
>> vcfed
>> in a new thread:
>> http://www.vcfed.org/forum/showthread.php?64726-Tektronix-
>> 4051-4052-4052A-4054-4054A-Program-Archives
>>
>> I'm also still looking for a 4051/4052 Display Board.  Mike Haas posted
>> pictures here in Oct 2016 of lots of Tektronix boards including a Display
>> Board - but I don't have any direct contact info for him.
>>
>> Monty
>>
>>
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