This Tektronix 4051 vector terminal is absolutely gorgeous. But upon closer inspection, it's also been moused. As in mouse-infested. One of the unfortunate commonalities if vintage computing is that sometimes a long-abandoned machine in a basement or attic becomes a rodent nest, and mouse piss is corrosive, not to mention a ☠health hazard☠. Far too often, this has resulted in a machine with nasty internals, and in this case, it happened to a terminal far too valuable and cool to give up on.
Solution? BLAST IT WITH THE HOSE
A little bit of suds and some rinsing off later, and this machine will be ready for a complete tear-down, and hopefully, repair.
These images come courtesy of my friend CJ. He braved this nasty situation with the intent to repair an uncommon machine, and I wish him luck!
