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The '''Tektronix 4601''' is a printer for getting a paper copy of the information on the screen of a storage monitor.  It was [[introduced in 1970]].
The '''Tektronix 4601''' is a printer for getting a paper copy of the information on the screen of a storage monitor.  It was [[introduced in 1970]].


The 4601 Hard Copy Unit solved this problem using and a
The 4601 is based on a special CRT that incorporated a ceramic funnel and a fiber optic faceplate to columnate the emitted light. It exposed 3M-made light-sensitive, dry-silver paper paper a line at a time.  
Tek-made CRT. The 4601 first
 
It is based on a special CRT that incorporated a ceramic funnel and a fiber optic faceplate to columnate the emitted light.  
It exposed 3M-made light-sensitive, dry-silver paper paper a line at a time.  


==Prices==
==Prices==