A search of terms (from archived material of comp.terminals &
alt.folklore.computers, et al.) reveals nothing definitive:
Archer Daniels Midland
American Dream Machine
Advanced Display Module
A Display Monitor
Advanced Data Manager
Awful Dumb Monitor
Absurdly Dense Minicomputer
A Devil in Masquerade
...any former LSI employees out there to help solve this mystery?
I've always felt this statement, printed in the ADM-3a manual, has only
added to the "classic" factor of these baby-blue CRTs:
Note: Lear Siegler does not service ADM-3A kits. If service or technical
assistance is needed, your local Dumb Terminal Dealer should be contacted.
:)
Eric
Will Jennings had previously stated:
I still prefer what my dad calls it: A Dumb Machine. I
don't see why people
pay so much for those things, they're not even very good terminals.