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|model=4081 | |model=4081 | ||
|class=Computer | |class=Computer | ||
|series= | |series=4000 | ||
|summary=19" graphics workstation | |summary=4081 19" graphics workstation | ||
|image= | |image=Tek_4081_01.jpg | ||
|caption= | |caption=4081 Graphics Workstation | ||
|introduced=1976 | |introduced=1976 | ||
|discontinued=(?) | |discontinued=(?) | ||
|designers= | |designers= | ||
|manuals= | |manuals= | ||
* ''please add'' | * ''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. | The '''Tektronix 4081''' is a graphics workstation with a 19" direct-view storage tube, powered by an Interdata 7/16 minicomputer. | ||
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Apparently, a Tektronix 4081 at Argonne National Laboratory played an important role in the early development of MATLAB in 1977/78 (see link). | Apparently, a Tektronix 4081 at Argonne National Laboratory played an important role in the early development of MATLAB in 1977/78 (see link). | ||
==Prices== | |||
Base price in 1976 was $27,000 (2018 value: $119,000). | Base price in 1976 was $27,000 (2018 value: $119,000). | ||
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* [https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Nb5OAAAAIBAJ&sjid=8kkDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5292%2C700445 Introduction in May 1976 Computer World magazine] | * [https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Nb5OAAAAIBAJ&sjid=8kkDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5292%2C700445 Introduction in May 1976 Computer World magazine] | ||
==Pictures== | |||
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Tek_4081_01.jpg | |||
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[[Category:Computers]] | [[Category:Computers]] | ||