The abridged history of Computer Display Tech

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We talk alot about the history of computers, about particular CPUs and platforms, and how these things developed. What we don't talk much about is the history of display technology. Well time to fix that one (or at least in my content).

This video is sponsored by PCBWay (https://www.pcbway.com)

My Thanks to https://twitter.com/uhf_satcom https://twitter.com/RetroBC_Pete https://twitter.com/HereBeDragons3 https://twitter.com/Devilish_Design

00:00 - Introduction 00:29 - Brief word from our sponsor 01:00 - What the fudge is this video about 01:39 - The first computer 04:01 - The Williams Kilburn tube 08:02 - Batch computing and blinking lights 10:06 - Its about to change 15:31 - Vector displays 19:53 - The teletype 25:07 - Serial terminals 28:36 - Vector Terminals 31:43 - TV and Film uses 32:07 - The beginings of the micro 39:21 - Terminals get graphics 42:56 - X Windows, the last terminal 48:10 - The END

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