From b3438935df30512fbc018ec134f14fa3bf86df7e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: =?UTF-8?q?=C2=A8Rene=20Richarz?= Date: Sat, 4 May 2019 09:19:57 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] historically interesting facts added --- README.md | 11 +++++++++-- manuals/references.txt | 7 ++++++- 2 files changed, 15 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index a8e2b30..c155f49 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -277,8 +277,7 @@ It is possible to run tek4010 in a virtual Ubuntu environment on OSX or Windows. such virtual environments the raw CPU speed is usually higher than on a Raspberry Pi, but the actual frame rates are sometimes slower. I have made a substantial effort to make sure that the bright spot animations also look good in environments with rather slow frame rates, but do not expect a -miracle. Emulating a storage tube display without any screen refresh requirements on a machine -with limited frame rate has its limitations. +miracle. Emulating a storage tube display on a machine with limited frame rate has its limitations. **Version** @@ -288,6 +287,14 @@ See [versions.txt](versions.txt) The manuals of the historical terminals are available in the [manuals folder](manuals) +**Historically interesting facts about the ARDS terminal** + +The ARDS was a pioneering storage tube display terminal. It could already use a 3 button +mouse as the graphical input device, as this 1971 thesis shows: +Rhine, George Irvin Jr., "A hardware and software interface between a graphics +terminal and the SCC 650 computer" (1971), Masters Theses, 5508, page 21, +http://scholarsmine.mst.edu/masters_theses/5508 + **Contributors** The storage tube emulator and the Tektronix 4010/4014 decoder were witten by Rene Richarz. diff --git a/manuals/references.txt b/manuals/references.txt index ba4b43b..b40d10f 100644 --- a/manuals/references.txt +++ b/manuals/references.txt @@ -1,2 +1,7 @@ All Tektronix manuals have been obtained from http://bitsavers.org/pdf/tektronix/401x/ -The ARDS manual has been obtained from http://www.bitsavers.org/pdf/computerDisplaysInc/ \ No newline at end of file +The ARDS manual has been obtained from http://www.bitsavers.org/pdf/computerDisplaysInc/ + +Further interesting references: + +ARDS ad: http://www.dvq.com/ads/cdi_dm_4_70.jpg +Tektronix T4002 ad: http://www.dvq.com/ads/tek_t4002_dm_4_70.jpg