This is one of the first computer which have touchscreen.
God, what a beautiful little machine
Thank you for sharing op!
PLATO is super cool. I highly recommend the book "The Friendly Orange Glow" for a review of the system and network (http://www.friendlyorangeglow.com/ ). It was hugely ahead of its time in many respects.
This is a render, or an actual photo?
Looks like a render or AI to me.
Found this, and some others, OP’s is apparently a stock image icon
That's pretty neat! An old job took over a space that used to be owner by, I think, Raytheon, and they left some neat junk behind including a touchscreen that can't have been much newer than that. It used a grid of IR beamers and receivers across the screen and your finger would interrupt an X and a Y beam to indicated location. Pretty cool.
AI is not allowed in this community.
What about Al?
Never used one like that but I came in just as it was being rebranded as novanet. still. avatar and the legend of farfegnugen,
Little typo in the title: termianl
Fixed Thanks
You mean it's not pronounced teur-myan-ill?
Termianl (n.): a skinny 'puter
As a kid, seeing a monochromatic amber display was like the pinnacle of tech to me. I'm not sure why, but it was like a special treat every time I saw or got to interact with one.
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