Tek4010 Quick Start

This is a Tektronix 4010/4014 graphics terminal emulator. It is not a full VT100/xterm terminal.

Basic usage:

tek4010 [options]

Examples

To use the included examples and demos, start tek4010 with the command

tek4010

In the tek4010 window, change to the Tek4010 directory:

cd Tek4010

Display a plot file:

cat test.plt

Animation:

cat animation.plt

Demo script:

sh demos/demo.sh

If typing feels slow, start tek4010 with the -fast option.

Without -fast, tek4010 will automatically switch to fast mode when it detects slow graphics response. This may take a while.

The following keys are handled locally by tek4010 and are not passed to the child process or remote system.

Clear screen

Mac:       Fn-Left Arrow
Linux:     Home
Windows:   Home

Break

Mac:       Left Option-B
Linux:     Alt-B
Windows:   Alt-B

Quit

Window close button
Ctrl-D

APL mode (only if APL support enabled)

Left Option-N    switch to APL character set
Left Option-O    switch back to normal character set

All normal ASCII keys and control characters (Ctrl-C, Ctrl-D, etc.) are passed through unchanged.

By default, the screen clears automatically when the bottom is reached. Use -noAutoClear to disable this.

Option	Description
-fast	Fast rendering without fading
-full	Full screen mode (Ctrl-Q to close)
-half	Use half of the screen width.
-b9600…	Emulate terminal baud rates

More options and detailed information, including usage with historical systems, can be found in:

docs/manual.pdf