I finally hooked up with an old college buddy of mine who works at
OCLC. We had previously arranged to meet today before I filled up
my car with wads o' DEC stuff. Fortunately there was still room
for the three complete Tektronix 4105 terminals. He caught them
on the way to the dumpster a few years ago, but hasn't done much
with them. They all powered up and worked 4 months ago.
Is anyone interested in one? I do not need three. Make offers
off-list, please, to ethan_dicks_at_yahoo.com (if you reply to
this message it will take longer for me to see your message).
Offers exceeding S&H will receive first consideration. Given
their size, I'd prefer pickup or even delivery at Dayton (if you
are going). Packing will be a hassle.
If you act now, you can have a Tek 4695 color printer... I got it at
Dayton because there were Amiga drivers for it. Turns out I wanted a
4696. The 4695 is a messy beast that set back inkjet evolution several
eons. I only mention it because it is specifically mentioned in the
docs as supported as the standard color "Copier" device.
I have offered the printer to the list once. I got no responses. This
time, I will tear it down for interesting tidbits and junk the rest.
It is too cantankerous and the ink is essentially not available, so
as a printer, it's worthless. Its only value is as a decorative
accessory to the terminal in a historical exhibit to show how it would
have been used in period.
Anybody have any interesting data files/software to throw at a Tek
terminal to do cool stuff?
-ethan
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Received on Wed May 01 2002 - 17:33:11 BST