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Tektronix 4081
4081 19" graphics workstation 4081 Graphics Workstation Produced from 1976 to (?) Manuals Tektronix 4081 Operator's Reference please add (All manuals in PDF format unless noted otherwise)

The Tektronix 4081 is a graphics workstation with a 19" direct-view storage tube, powered by an Interdata 7/16 minicomputer.

Apparently, a Tektronix 4081 at Argonne National Laboratory played an important role in the early development of MATLAB in 1977/78 (see link).

Base price in 1976 was $27,000 ($146,000 in 2023 dollars).

Document	Class	Title	Authors	Year	Links
Tekscope 1976 V8 N4 with Supplement.pdf	Article	Two Graphics Technologies Merged	Charles Ceranowski	1976	4081

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+{{Instrument Sidebar
+|manufacturer=Tektronix
+|model=4081
+|class=Computer
+|series=4000
+|summary=4081 19" graphics workstation
+|image=Tek_4081_01.jpg
+|caption=4081 Graphics Workstation
+|introduced=1976
+|discontinued=(?)
+|designers=
+|manuals=
+* [https://archive.org/download/070-1950-00/070-1950-00.pdf Tektronix 4081 Operator's Reference]
+* ''please add'' [[Category:Manual needed]]
+}}
 The '''Tektronix 4081''' is a graphics workstation with a 19" direct-view storage tube, powered by an Interdata 7/16 minicomputer.
 Apparently, a Tektronix 4081 at Argonne National Laboratory played an important role in the early development of MATLAB in 1977/78 (see link).
-Base price in 1976 was $27,000 (2018 value: $119,000).
+==Prices==
+Base price in 1976 was $27,000 ($146,000 in 2023 dollars).
 ==Links==
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 * [https://vintagetek.org/4081-1976-demonstration/ 4081 Demonstration in 1976] (Video @ vintagetek.org)
 * [https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Nb5OAAAAIBAJ&sjid=8kkDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5292%2C700445 Introduction in May 1976 Computer World magazine]
+{{Documents|Link=4081}}
+{{PatentLinks|4081}}
+==Pictures==
+<gallery>
+Tek_4081_01.jpg
+</gallery>
-[[Category:Introduced in 1976]]
 [[Category:Computers]]