Tektronix 4054 COLOR Vector Graphics Computer - How does it WORK? with Monty McGraw
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 22 มิ.ย. 2024
- Tektronix lead the market in the 1970's and early 1980's with direct view storage tube technology. Monty presents the original Tektronix DVST technology introduced in 1963 and discuss how it is used in his Tektronix 4054A exhibit which includes an Option 30 Dynamic Graphics coprocessor and Option 31 Color-Enhanced Dynamic Graphics storage tube CRT.
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Marvelous presentation of a marvelous machine!
A few weeks ago I had the pleasure to visit the vintageTEK museum in Beaverton, OR. The curator who showed me around was one of the designers of the 4054 and he had one on the bench in the workshop for restoration. I suspect this was the person Monty had contacted for information on the 4054.
Around 1980, I worked with such a machine (without the color tube) as an intern, programming a CAD application. Every day was a fun experience and I got even paid for that!
I always wondered how they stored the image on screen and now I know. Great presentation. Thanks🙏
In 1987, there was one of these for sale in a yard sale in Tualitin Oregon. I regret not snatching it up. Was $100 at the time and for me, that was a bit too much.
It had the joystick mounted where the one in your photo has the X, Y buttons. I bet somewhere in all that documentation, Tek offered an option...
Great presentation. Tek made great gear. Was really great to hear about your experiences with these wonderful machines.
I used one for sheet metal programming back in the day. Was a great experience.
Ours used paper tape for user data storage.
Input G-code program, run the simulator to verify it.
Edit program, wash, rinse, repeat.
When done, you write your finished program to paper tape. Master programs could be stored on paper tape too. Those were programs with tags that could be expanded programmatically.
I could go on at length. I really liked these computers. Wish I had one!
This man is infectious!