I was successfull at capturing all the files from a Tektronix 4051 Graphics T1 tape last weekend.
Here is the link to a couple of photos of the process: Capturing Tektronix 4051 Graphics T1 tape files to laptop <https://drive.google.com/open?id=18hROXB28PD9Z_GYDNNSXGPK4Pv7GQD8w> First I replaced the disintegrated drive belt with one from a NOS 3M DC6250 cartridge. I used my 4051 to PC serial transfer program on my recently repaired and upgraded 4054A. I set the comm speed of the 4054 serial interface to the maximum 9600 baud, but as it is 7-bit, my program changes all 32 Tektronix control characters to "~X~" where X is the ASCII character corresponding to that control character. This way I don't lose any of the Tektronix 405x text formatting in the transfer. I was using ExtraPutty on the laptop to capture the program text strings, then copied the statements into Notepad++ and saved each file. I am also working on a Tektronix 4051/52/54 compatible GPIB MicroSD flash drive that will emulate the Tektronix 4924 tape drive - for all of us with these computers to use - since both the tapes and drives are very problematic after all these years. This flash drive contains an Arduino with my code - based on the GPIB flowcharts and info in a 4051 and 4052 GPIB manual. You will be able to use the existing 405x program statements with @Y for the drive GPIB address - since I don't know how to write a ROMPACK for any of the series :) I plan to organize the different captured tapes in directories on the flash - and that may mean using a non-4924 GPIB secondary address for that command. It also likely means I need to change any tape commands in each program to use the flash drive GPIB address. That's why I wanted to capture one of the Tektronix tapes with a menu - is to ensure I could get those files to work on my flash drive design. Monty McGraw
