Seeking info on AT&T Gemini-100 Electronic Blackboard

From: Joe <rigdonj_at_cfl.rr.com>
Date: Mon Jul 7 16:47:48 2003

   I finished taking one apart that had an embedded HP 1000 computer in it.
The thing was HUGE! The tablet was about 6 by 8 FEET. IIRC it was made by
Giesler Scientific and it used a high resolution Advin color monitor. I'm
not sure but I think it dated from about 1974.

   Joe



At 08:03 PM 7/7/03 +0100, you wrote:
>Vintage Computer Festival wrote:
>> Might anyone know where one exists? How about similar products prior to
>> December 1979? When was the first digitizing tablet invented?
>
>I have in front of me a manual for a Ferranti digitiser. It was about
>A0 in size (4 feet by 5 feet approx) with a crosshair "puck". Some
>of the documents refer to the digitiser as a "Bendix", but I don't
>know why.
>
>The dates on the schematics are 1970.
>
>--
>John Honniball
>coredump_at_gifford.co.uk
Received on Mon Jul 07 2003 - 16:47:48 BST