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README.md
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@@ -277,8 +277,7 @@ It is possible to run tek4010 in a virtual Ubuntu environment on OSX or Windows.
such virtual environments the raw CPU speed is usually higher than on a Raspberry Pi, but the
actual frame rates are sometimes slower. I have made a substantial effort to make sure that the bright
spot animations also look good in environments with rather slow frame rates, but do not expect a
miracle. Emulating a storage tube display without any screen refresh requirements on a machine
with limited frame rate has its limitations.
miracle. Emulating a storage tube display on a machine with limited frame rate has its limitations.
**Version**
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The manuals of the historical terminals are available in the [manuals folder](manuals)
**Historically interesting facts about the ARDS terminal**
The ARDS was a pioneering storage tube display terminal. It could already use a 3 button
mouse as the graphical input device, as this 1971 thesis shows:
Rhine, George Irvin Jr., "A hardware and software interface between a graphics
terminal and the SCC 650 computer" (1971), Masters Theses, 5508, page 21,
http://scholarsmine.mst.edu/masters_theses/5508
**Contributors**
The storage tube emulator and the Tektronix 4010/4014 decoder were witten by Rene Richarz.

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All Tektronix manuals have been obtained from http://bitsavers.org/pdf/tektronix/401x/
The ARDS manual has been obtained from http://www.bitsavers.org/pdf/computerDisplaysInc/
The ARDS manual has been obtained from http://www.bitsavers.org/pdf/computerDisplaysInc/
Further interesting references:
ARDS ad: http://www.dvq.com/ads/cdi_dm_4_70.jpg
Tektronix T4002 ad: http://www.dvq.com/ads/tek_t4002_dm_4_70.jpg