Just found this .. someone to contact http://c2.com/cgi/wiki?BoardBucket
http://marc.info/?l=classiccmp&m=117817190126728 (same person) On Thu, Aug 4, 2016 at 12:57 PM, Pete Lancashire <[email protected]> wrote: > There is a rare chance I might have some information. At Tek anyone could > order a system, and if wanted one for you own use everything was at cost. > The chassis you have does not look like the one I use to see the most, that > chassis has a much simpler front and back that was the same height as the > sides. > > They were made to introduce microprocessors to the engineers within the > company, "bit bucket" comes to mind but "board bucket" may have been the > name. There were CPU boards for just about every uP, and a list of > 'standard' I/O boards, and accessories like 5-1/4" floppy drives. > > One thing that help with their internal success was Tek was a very > vertical company, they made their own metal work, PCBs, transformers, etc, > and being a major buyer of components the cost for parts was much less. For > example many Motorola part prices were based on aggregate quantities. > > When I started at Tek in 1977 the list of what you could order was quite > extensive. > > Back to what you have. It may predate the buckets. It has been way to long. > > As to getting anything from the current Tek, forget it. The company was > sold and the current owners couldn't give a d*** about the past. > > The one board I can make out a P/N on is an engineering number and those > archives were dumpstered long long ago. > > On the flip side here is what I would do. Contact the Tek Museum (which is > not tied to Tek in anyway), www.vintagetek.org. And send me an email I > will see what I can dig up, maybe a couple emails of Ex Tekkies that can > help > > -pete > > PS SWTP was the most common O/S for the 6800/6802/6809 buckets. > > > > On Thu, Aug 4, 2016 at 9:25 AM, Brad H <vintagecomputer@ > bettercomputing.net> wrote: > >> Hey guys, >> >> >> >> In addition to that 6800 SWTPC I got, I also picked up this 'board bucket' >> from ebay: >> >> >> >> http://s1381.photobucket.com/user/unclefalter/library/Tektro >> nix%206800%20Dev >> eloper%20Computer?sort=3 >> <http://s1381.photobucket.com/user/unclefalter/library/Tektronix%206800%20Developer%20Computer?sort=3> >> <http://s1381.photobucket.com/user/unclefalter/library/Tektr >> onix%206800%20De >> veloper%20Computer?sort=3&page=1 >> <http://s1381.photobucket.com/user/unclefalter/library/Tektronix%206800%20Developer%20Computer?sort=3&page=1>> >> &page=1 >> >> >> >> It's a 6800 system of sorts and has BASIC and 'DDE' ROMs. I've tried >> hooking it up to a terminal but no response. I think the system isn't >> fully >> running. This is a video I took: >> >> >> >> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7YSUuF6xTAg >> >> >> >> Hard to see with the camera, but when you hit and hold reset the little >> display looks sort of normal. When you release, it's like some of the >> segments are half-on rather than fully on or off. I tried pulling RAM >> boards >> and such but no action yet. Step button on the CPU card doesn't do >> anything. >> >> >> >> If anyone has seen one of these or has any ideas on getting her working, >> I'd >> be most interested. I sent an email to Tektronix to inquire about it as >> there are part numbers and stuff on the boards. Hopefully they can >> answer >> questions. >> >> >> >> Brad >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >
