Tektronix introduced it's T4002 graphics terminal in 1969
and the 4010 in 1972 (my 4010 has boards copyrighted in 1971
but the 4010 is not in the 1971 catalog).
The Tek 4012 & 4013 are in the '73 catalog and
the Tek 4014 & 4015 are in the '74 catalog.
Bob
Message: 25
Date: Tue, 18 Apr 2006 22:45:10 -0600
From: Richard <legalize at xmission.com>
Subject: earliest graphics display system in your collection?
To: cctalk at
classiccmp.org
Message-ID: <E1FW4Yw-0002A9-00 at xmission.xmission.com>
OK, what's the earliest graphics display system held by any of you
collectors?
"graphics display system" is anything that creates a graphics image
with a display: calligraphic, storage tube, plasma, raster, etc.
Block character graphics don't count (or I would include my Commodore
CBM 8032 and all the stupid terminals :) .
My timeline goes like this, based on year introduced:
196?: Evans & Sutherland PS-300 terminal
197?: Tektronix 4010 terminal
1974: Tektronix 4014 terminal
1977: Hewlett-Packard 2648A terminal
Hewlett-Packard 1350A graphics translator
1979: Atari 800 microcomputer
1981: IBM PC CGA microcomputer
1983: Televideo TS-803 microcomputer
1984: Megatek Whizzard 1645 terminal
Diser Eve workstation
1984?: Tektronix 4105 terminal
1985: Sun 3/110 workstation
1986: Hewlett-Packard 2397A terminal
1988: NCD 14p X terminal
1989: Evans & Sutherland ESV workstation
1991: Evans & Sutherland Freedom accelerator
1993: SGI Indigo2 workstation
[]? - I don't know for certain, can you fill in the year?