4010
The Tektronix 4010 is a graphics terminal announced at the Fall Joint Computer Conference in October 1971, based on an 11" direct-view storage tube displaying vectors in 10-bit resolution (1024×780 visible).
It succeeded the 4002 model from 1969 and founded the very successful 4010 family that also includes the 11" 4012/4013 (1973) that added lowercase characters, the 19" 4014/4015 (1974), and the 25" 4016 (1979).
The 4010-1 variant includes circuitry that allows the stored image to be printed using a 4610 hard copy unit.
The E4010 and E4010-1 are cost-reduced ("economy") versions introduced in 1975. They omit the thumbwheel inputs only.
In later years, 4010-series commands were widely emulated in third-party products (then typically raster-based graphics terminals).
Links
- CM 015-0205-01 – "Program Function Keyboard"
- 067-0861-99 – set of diagnostic ROMs
Documents referencing 4010
| Document | Class | Title | Authors | Year | Links |
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| A-2797-1.pdf | Brochure | Tektronix 31/10, the first interactive graphic calculator system | 1974 | 31 • 4010 | |
| History of the Information Display Division - John Lamb, June 1974.pdf | Article | History of the Information Display Division | John Lamb | 1974 | Information Display Division • 601 • 611 • 602 • 4002 • 4501 • 4005 • 4601 • 4901 • 4951 • 4002A • 4551 • 4701 • Tekplot • 4602 • 4010 • 4610 • 4911 • 4912 • 613 • 4903 • 4012 • 4013 • 4014 • 4015 • 4023 • 4503 • 4921 • 4922 • 4953 • 4954 |
| Data Acquisition and Processing on Electron Beam Fusion Accelerators - William Boyer 1978.pdf | Article | Data Acquisition and Processing on Electron Beam Fusion Accelerators | William B. Boyer | 1978 | R7912 • 7912AD • 4010 • 4610 • 4631 • 1340 |
Patents that may apply to 4010-1
| Page | Title | Inventors | Filing date | Grant date | Links |
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| Patent US 3426238A | Charge image storage method and apparatus | Chuck Gibson | 1966-12-07 | 1969-02-04 | Direct-view storage CRT • 4010-1 • 4601 • 4610 • 4611 • 4631 • 4632 |
| Patent US 3679824A | Facsimile system | Chuck Gibson | 1970-05-04 | 1972-07-25 | Direct-view storage CRT • 4010-1 • 4601 • 4610 • 4611 • 4631 • 4632 |
| Patent US RE28773E | Charge image storage method and apparatus | Chuck Gibson | 1973-04-09 | 1976-04-13 | Direct-view storage CRT • 4010-1 • 4601 • 4610 • 4611 • 4631 • 4632 |
Prices
| Year | Catalog price | In 2026 dollars |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | $3,950 | ~$32,500 |
Links
- DVST Graphic Terminals @ vintagetek.org
- Tektronix 4010 @ terminals-wiki
- Tektronix 4010 @ classiccmp.org
- Tektronix 4010 @ Wikipedia
- 4010 in operation / Another demo (@ YouTube)
- Open Source Tek 4010 series emulator for Raspberry Pi and other Linux systems
Documents Referencing 4010
| Document | Class | Title | Authors | Year | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A-2797-1.pdf | Brochure | Tektronix 31/10, the first interactive graphic calculator system | 1974 | 31 • 4010 | |
| History of the Information Display Division - John Lamb, June 1974.pdf | Article | History of the Information Display Division | John Lamb | 1974 | Information Display Division • 601 • 611 • 602 • 4002 • 4501 • 4005 • 4601 • 4901 • 4951 • 4002A • 4551 • 4701 • Tekplot • 4602 • 4010 • 4610 • 4911 • 4912 • 613 • 4903 • 4012 • 4013 • 4014 • 4015 • 4023 • 4503 • 4921 • 4922 • 4953 • 4954 |
| Data Acquisition and Processing on Electron Beam Fusion Accelerators - William Boyer 1978.pdf | Article | Data Acquisition and Processing on Electron Beam Fusion Accelerators | William B. Boyer | 1978 | R7912 • 7912AD • 4010 • 4610 • 4631 • 1340 |
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Tek E4010 ad from Electronic Design, 11 Oct 1975
See also
- 4610, 4611 and 4631 hardcopy devices
- 4924 cartridge tape recorder
- 4662 plotter
- 4957 graphics tablets
- 4051 and 4052/4054 computers