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Peripheral Vision

Bell Labs, the S-C 4020, and the Origins of Computer Art

Peripheral Vision( )
Author: Patterson, Zabet
Series title:Platform Studies
ISBN:978-0-262-02952-0
Publication Date:Jul 2015
Publisher:MIT Press
Book Format:Hardback
List Price:AUD $85.00
Book Description:

How the S-C 4020--a mainframe peripheral intended to produce scientific visualizations--shaped a series of early computer art projects that emerged from Bell Labs.

In 1959, the electronics manufacturer Stromberg-Carlson produced the S-C 4020, a device that allowed mainframe computers to present and preserve images. In the mainframe era, the output of text and image was quite literally peripheral; the S-C 4020--a strange and elaborate apparatus, with a cathode ray screen, a...
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Book Details
Pages:152
Detailed Subjects: Art / Digital
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):16.205 x 23.647 x 1.753 cm
Book Weight:0.379 Kilograms



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