[comp.sys.next] Is there a Tektronix emulator?

barry@broxton.math.ucla.edu (Barry Merriman) (09/30/90)

Is there a Tektronix terminal emulator for the NeXT? Say, a Tek 4014?

This would really be useful, since codes of a bygone era often
drive Teks to display graphics. In particular, one that I plan
to port to the NeXT does!

A hack would be to use the Tek emulator in X windows---but I'd rather
run under NeXTStep. (Of course, any code that emits tektronics
graphics doesn't deserve to run under NeXTStep :-)

I think a simple tek emulator would be a nice complement 
to Stuart...I'd certainly be willing to shell out, say, $40
for a shareware one (hint, hint, Mr. Hess).


--
Barry Merriman
UCLA Dept. of Math
UCLA Inst. for Fusion and Plasma Research
barry@math.ucla.edu (Internet)

ls1i+@andrew.cmu.edu (Leonard John Schultz) (10/01/90)

According to NeXT literature, there is a demo of Communicae at
nova.cc.purdue.edu that emulates Tek and DEC terminals


have fun...

henry@zoo.toronto.edu (Henry Spencer) (10/02/90)

In article <441@kaos.MATH.UCLA.EDU> barry@broxton.math.ucla.edu (Barry Merriman) writes:
>Is there a Tektronix terminal emulator for the NeXT? Say, a Tek 4014?

Don't forget that to emulate a Tektronix terminal properly, it has to
refuse to erase anything short of the whole screen, and has to flash
the whole screen bright green for a fraction of a second when it does
the erase.  Oh yes, and if the screen is color, it has to use bright
green symbols on a dark green background.

Yes, I've seek Tektronix emulators that do all that (optionally!).
-- 
Imagine life with OS/360 the standard  | Henry Spencer at U of Toronto Zoology
operating system.  Now think about X.  |  henry@zoo.toronto.edu   utzoo!henry

barry@pico.math.ucla.edu (Barry Merriman) (10/03/90)

In article <441@kaos.MATH.UCLA.EDU> barry@broxton.math.ucla.edu (Barry Merriman) writes:
>Is there a Tektronix terminal emulator for the NeXT? Say, a Tek 4014?

The answer is yes. Communicae from Active Ingredients, Inc ($395)
provides Tek4014/4010 emulation, and also VT100 and VT200. It also has builtin
modem support. Lets you capture Tek graphics as PostScript, and other wonderful
features. See the fall 1990 catalog.




--
Barry Merriman
UCLA Dept. of Math
UCLA Inst. for Fusion and Plasma Research
barry@math.ucla.edu (Internet)