On 4/7/13 12:24 PM, craig at
solomonson.net wrote:
I ran across some old computer art from the 1970's
while sorting through
some old boxes in storage. It seems like nearly every computer lab and room
had a few posters hanging on the wall. As I recall, Snoopy was probably the
most popular subject along with "space stuff." I just had to piece these old
posters together and see what I had printed back in 1981. It turns out that
at least 2 of them were from the Princeton University Computer Center Clinic
and done by Samuel P. Harbison in 1973. The third one of the Golden Gate
Bridge is huge (8 ft. wide and 6.5 ft. tall) and no credits were given. Here
are some photos of them for those that are interested:
Golden Gate Bridge (with a PAA airplane) - 96" x 78":
http://www.solomonson.net/computers/GoldenGate.jpg
One Giant Leap (man on the moon) - 40" x 33":
http://www.solomonson.net/computers/GiantLeap.jpg
The Moon - 59" x 55":
http://www.solomonson.net/computers/Moon.jpg
Very cool stuff! Must have taken days, just to print those at the speeds
of the average daisy wheel printer in that time period. :)
(or teletype if that was the weapon of choice)
--
Dave Land
Land Computer Service
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http://www.landcomp.net