terminal inventiveness (was Re: an odd question

From: Paul Williams <celigne_at_tinyworld.co.uk>
Date: Sat Aug 18 02:55:37 2001

[jeopardectomy performed]

Bob Shannon wrote:
>
> Chuck McManis wrote:
> >
> > Lets define a TERMINAL to be a cathode ray tube that displays
> > characters and a keyboard input unit that communicates through
> > a serial channel (can be coax, RS-232, current loop, etc.)
> >
> > 1) What was the first example of a TERMINAL (See above)?
> >
> > 2) When was a processor (micro, bit-slice, whatever) first
> > DEDICATED to operating a terminal?
> >
> > 3) What is the first terminal that could manipulate its own
> > buffer memory in response to a "control" code?
> >
> > 4) What is the first terminal that could display graphics and
> > text? (either alternately or simultaneously)
>
> I'll bet on the Imlac PDS-1.

What year? Which of the four questions does this answer?
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