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"I forged a concept which is relatively simple and possibly unique in theology, and that is, the irrational is the primordial stratum of the universe."
- Philip K. Dick
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| Voicewriter Screen (Computer Monitor) | ||
| A screen that displays characters. |
This is a very early description of what came to be called a computer monitor or VDU - visual display unit.
| Road stared dully at the words which glowed on the voicewriter screen, his hand hovering over the SEND button of his telefax. |
| Technovelgy from Granny Won't Knit,
by Theodore Sturgeon. Published by Galaxy in 1954 Additional resources -
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As far as I know, this predates the development of computer monitors by some years. In 1954, the closest to a display for a computer was a teletype - basically a typewriter connected to the computer which printed results. In the early 1960's engineers created the "glass teletype" - an obviously superior idea (which Sturgeon seemed to have had a decade earlier).
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I'm hoping that this procedure becomes a normal part of medical practice!
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