Tektronix was Re: machine appraisals

From: Don Maslin <donm_at_cts.com>
Date: Thu Jul 26 13:41:31 2001

On Thu, 26 Jul 2001, joe wrote:

> At 06:00 PM 7/25/01 -0700, you wrote:
>
> >Is there any sort of group that does machine appraisals?
>
>
> First, the Tektronix machines aren't nearly as collectable as others
> such as HP, Atair, etc so they aren't worth nearly as much even though many
> of them are considerably rarer. Sorry but that's just a fact of life, I
> have a Tek 4051, Tek 31, 8051, 8054 and some others and I just GAVE away a
> 8002.
>
> I think there are a few people like Herb Johnson, Don Maslin and
> others around that have had a LOT of experience with machines and they can
> give you a reasonable idea of what some machines are worth but the Tek 4054
> is such an odd machine that I doubt even they could give you anything more
> than just a guess. There was a Tek 4051 that sold on E-bay about a year

Thanks for the kudo Joe, but I really haven't a clue as to value. I
never had much of an opportunity to use one, but to my recollection it
was essentially a 4052 with an oversize video tube (17 or 19"?). It, of
course, used the bit-slice processor as did the 4052 and was
significantly faster than our 4051's. I am unsure whether it included
the tape drive, but tend to assume that it did. If so, and working,
that makes it a potentially usable unit as it sits - given some program
tapes. Programmable in TEK Basic, of course.

                                                 - don

> ago but I don't remember what it went for but I don't think it was more
> than a few hundred dollars. The auction page may be cached somehere and you
> might be able to find it with a Google or other search. Since your machine
> doesn't have manuals or ROMs it's value is probably considerably lower han
> a complete machine.
>
> FWIW I have a working 4051 with ALL the manuals, ALL the ROMs, the
> front test panel, ROM toaster, optional disk drives, plotter and a huge
> load of prototype ROMs and other hardware. I have NO idea what it's worth.
>
> Good luck with it,
>
> Joe
>
>
> >I have a
> >Tektronix 4054 which I picked up a couple of years ago by accident and
> >am interested in getting a general idea of what it is worth. The machine
> >is in good shape with some scratches and damage to the enamel, is clean
> >on the inside, and works. I do not have documentation or any peripherals.
> >
> > >>>Tom
>
>
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