OR-0015 · Tekura · 1994

Tekura 3100 — Perceptual Codec

Tekura Type 3100 · Perceptual Codec analyzer · restored from Ser. No. 00461-C · Tekura, Oregon, USA, 1994

The restored Tekura 3100 — Perceptual Codec: its faceplate as issued.

The restorer's note

Tekura put the masking model on the front panel so you could watch compression decide what to discard. Push it and the artifacts arrive on schedule — pre-echo, dulled highs — because they are physics, not seasoning. Restored from a revision-C unit.

Restored 2024 from 1994 hardware.