Tektronix Terminal 4012

From: Don Maslin <donm_at_cts.com>
Date: Wed Jan 3 18:29:24 2001

On Wed, 3 Jan 2001, David C. Jenner wrote:

> There should be an erase button; press it to see
> if the screen flashes and clears.

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                                                 - don

 
> There should be a local/remote button; put it in
> local and try typing.
>
> Dave
>
> Owen Cameron wrote:
> >
> > G'day,
> >
> > I have one of these beasties sitting around - they're a mid-late 1970's
> > design I believe (the only date I can find on it however is the copyright on
> > the PCB for the powersupply - 1971).
> >
> > At first glance, it does appear to work - powers up and screen glows a
> > wonderfull cliche green. Serial cord connected and send data to it... no
> > effect. :(
> >
> > So, has anyone ever setup one of these things to work as a terminal to a
> > common garden PC (linux user I am)? Might the screen have burnt out and it
> > simply is unable to display anything I send to it anyways? Does it need a
> > straight-through or null-modem serial connection? Do I need to send an
> > initialisation string to it before it'll accept and display any data?
> > None of these things I know, and trial and error problem solving can be
> > frustrating, especially if other problems prevent them from being solved
> > that way! ;)
> >
> > btw, I have a few cheap webcam shots of the thing, and can get them on a
> > webpage, if anyone is interested in seeing the thing.
> >
> > .../Nemo
> > --
> > -=- <nemo_at_net.house.cx> -=- http://www.net.house.cx/~nemo/ -=-
> > -=- -=-
> > -=- The real trouble with reality is that there's no background music! -=-
>
Received on Wed Jan 03 2001 - 18:29:24 GMT

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