4054 in Sacramento

https://www.ebay.com/itm/TEKTRONIX-Model-4054A-ALL-IN-ONE-Microcomputer-Vintage/372966927909 good price, it's BIG though..

Re: 4054 in Sacramento

On 26.02.20 20:43, Al Kossow via cctalk wrote: https://www.ebay.com/itm/TEKTRONIX-Model-4054A-ALL-IN-ONE-Microcomputer-Vintage/372966927909 good price, it's BIG though.. Would have loved to pick that up Did I mention on this list that i remade (and sell... )  the Tektronix Field service

Re: 4054 in Sacramento

On 26.02.20 20:43, Al Kossow via cctalk wrote: https://www.ebay.com/itm/TEKTRONIX-Model-4054A-ALL-IN-ONE-Microcomputer-Vintage/372966927909 good price, it's BIG though.. Would have loved to pick that up Did I mention on this list that i remade (and sell... )  the Tektronix Field service

Re: 4054 in Sacramento

On 2/26/20 11:56 AM, jos via cctalk wrote: > On 26.02.20 20:43, Al Kossow via cctalk wrote: >> https://www.ebay.com/itm/TEKTRONIX-Model-4054A-ALL-IN-ONE-Microcomputer-Vintage/372966927909 >> >> good price, it's BIG though.. >> > Would have loved to pick that up I wonder who got it?

Re: 4054 in Sacramento

On 2/26/2020 1:47 PM, Al Kossow via cctalk wrote: On 2/26/20 11:56 AM, jos via cctalk wrote: On 26.02.20 20:43, Al Kossow via cctalk wrote: https://www.ebay.com/itm/TEKTRONIX-Model-4054A-ALL-IN-ONE-Microcomputer-Vintage/372966927909 good price, it's BIG though.. Would have loved to pick tha

Re: 4054 in Sacramento

On Wed, Feb 26, 2020 at 01:57:24PM -0800, Bob Rosenbloom via cctalk wrote: > I hope I can get this one running. Good find! Good luck! mcl

Re: Bendix G15 Drum

On Tue, Feb 25, 2020 at 11:12:50AM -0600, Jon Elson via cctalk wrote: > Well, without the rest of the machine, it is just an ornament. ITYM "boat anchor" :-) It's pretty heavy for an "ornament". (Not that I have ever fiddled with one outside a machine.) > I know there are some people who are st

Old tape data retrieval

(Just reposting this as it did not appear to appear on the list - there was about a two week period when I didn't see any CCMP emails for some reason - apologies if it has already appeared for others). I apologize if this is OT but I'm hoping someone on the list can help me fill a gap in my kn

Re: 4054 in Sacramento

Bob, I had my 4054A display stop erasing when you press PAGE key or BASIC PAGE command. I found the 4054 Parts and Schematics Service Manual on bitsavers.org at http://www.bitsavers.org/pdf/tektronix/405x/4052_4054/070-2839-00_4054_Service_Schematics_Feb80.pdf I've narrowed my issue using that m

Re: 4054 in Sacramento

Bob, I noticed in the last photo in the 4054A EBAY auction the 4054 was on top of a 4907 with dual eight inch floppy drives. I checked and didn't see that 4907 being auctioned off. Monty On Wed, Feb 26, 2020 at 7:49 PM Monty McGraw wrote: > Bob, > > I had my 4054A display stop erasing when yo

Re: 4054 in Sacramento

Congrats! Marc > On Feb 26, 2020, at 1:57 PM, Bob Rosenbloom via cctalk > wrote: > > On 2/26/2020 1:47 PM, Al Kossow via cctalk wrote: >> >>> On 2/26/20 11:56 AM, jos via cctalk wrote: >>> On 26.02.20 20:43, Al Kossow via cctalk wrote: https://www.ebay.com/itm/TEKTRONIX-Model-4054A-ALL-I

Re: Old tape data retrieval

Hoo boy. I'll throw my experience in and see if you can avoid nausea... First of all, you don't need a special controller to run most floppytape drives, nor do you need to give up a floppy drive to use them--they don't use the usual drive/motor select control for access. It's perfectly permissi

G15 Drum Followup

Thanks for all the replies to my original post. I sold the heads separately along with a set of replacement cards and the remote display for $400. From It’s operational days I know one of my drum’s long channels (not a register) is bad. The coating “looks” ok but it’s been exposed (indoors)