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List:       classiccmp
Subject:    Re: Tektronix photos updated
From:       vintagecoder () aol ! com
Date:       2011-04-30 20:17:27
Message-ID: 201104302017.p3UKHUlv010513 () omr-d32 ! mx ! aol ! com
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Richard <legalize@xmission.com> wrote:

>> I wonder if the MCAUTO label on your keyboard means McDonnell Douglas
>> Automation.

> Yes, I believe it is.  We discussed this on the length some time ago when
> I first got this terminal and that was aour conclusion from that
> discussion.  I haven't done any independent research on it yet, but it
> seems reasonable to me.

Sorry about that. I was either not a list member yet or I missed the
discussion.

>> I personally would love to have a 4051, does anybody remember those?

> I have one 4051 that needs some keycaps and some electrical repair before
> its functional.  Also, I would like to create some sort of replacement
> for the cartridge tape drive for loading software from disk image files.
> That's a hardware project that's on my list.

Yes, the cartridge tapes were really nice on those units. Somewhere I've
got a few tapes with some old code on them. Good luck with all that! Really
nice unit that 4051.
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