Tek4010 Emulator

Tek4010 is an emulator for Tektronix 4010/4014 graphics terminals. It reproduces the behavior of the original storage tube display, including realistic drawing speed and the true fading of the drawing spot over time.

This makes it possible to experience historical plot files and legacy Unix systems as they originally behaved.

▶️ Watch the emulator in action: Tektronix 4010 Emulator – Authentic Storage Tube Graphics at Original Speed

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Installation

Choose your platform:

• Raspberry Pi / Linux → raspberrypi.txt
• macOS → macos.txt
• Windows (WSL) → windows.txt

These files contain a short and simple installation guide.

More detailed instructions are available in:

• Raspberry Pi: docs/raspberrypi.md
• Macintosh: docs/macos.md
• Windows: docs/windows-wsl.md
• Release Notes (version 2.0): docs/release_notes.txt

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Quick test

After installation, run in your Tek4010 directory:

make check

You should see a graphical display.

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Examples

Examples and demo files are included in the repository:

• demos/demo.sh
• pltfiles/
• ardsfiles/

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Notes

• This project is distributed as source.
• Installation is intentionally simple and transparent.
• If something does not work on a future system, it can be adapted locally.

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Background

This emulator is designed to support historical Unix environments and related hardware projects such as PiDP-11 systems.

Usage

• Quick start → docs/quickstart.md
• Full manual → docs/manual.pdf