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| title="X Windows gets push from MIT"
 
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| title="Windowing standard effort gains ground"
 
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* Dec. 19, 1988: Article about PEX initiative{{InfoWorld
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| title="X Consortium to Bring 3-D Graphics to X Window"
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| author=Martin Marshall
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| date=December 19, 1988
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* Mar. 13, 1989: X-terminals vs. workstations{{InfoWorld
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| title="X Window Panel Debates Merits Of X Terminals vs. Workstations"
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* Jul. 31, 1989: E&S graphic manager quoted, PEX mentioned{{Network World
 
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* Feb. 26, 1990: Bob Sheifler talks about X{{Network World
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| title="X/Window System expert discusses use of technology"
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| date=February 26, 1990
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* Oct. 15, 1990: Wy-X5 terminal{{Network World
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| title="Wyse intros X-based terminal and server"
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| date=October 15, 1990
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* Feb. 18, 1991: VAXELN Window Server{{Network World
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| title="DEC VAXstations to get X Window Software"
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| date=February 18, 1991
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* May 28, 1991: PC take on X Window System{{PCMag
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| title="The X Window System: A Universal Graphical Interface"
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| author=Kaare Christian
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| date=May 28, 1991
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* Feb. 19, 1996: Low-bandwidth X{{InfoWorld
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| title="Broadway Bound: X Takes To The World Wide Web Stage"
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| author=Michelle Murdock
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==Other==
 
==Other==
 
* [[User:Legalize/VCFMW_Exhibit|VCFMW Exhibit]]
 
* [[User:Legalize/VCFMW_Exhibit|VCFMW Exhibit]]
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* [[User:Legalize/DEC_Handbooks|DEC Handbooks]]
  
 
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Latest revision as of 17:02, 30 March 2026

Brief Biography

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Richard Thomson is the director of the Computer Graphics Museum in Salt Lake City, Utah. He is the main force behind the creation of the Terminals Wiki and the open source rewrite of the manx web database application of computer manuals. He is a frequent contributor to the cctalk mailing list and contributes scanned material to BitSavers.

Richard has worked as a software engineer since 1979. He has a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from the University of Delaware and a master's degree in computer science from the University of Utah. See Terminals at the University of Delaware for more information on the kinds of terminals he used in the early days.

Ongoing Wiki Work

X Window System

  • Sep. 21, 1987: Article about X11 being announced at Decworld[1]
  • Sep. 28, 1987: Article about X Window System, which the author calls "X.Window" throughout[2]
  • Dec. 19, 1988: Article about PEX initiative[3]
  • Mar. 13, 1989: X-terminals vs. workstations[4]
  • Jul. 31, 1989: E&S graphic manager quoted, PEX mentioned[5]
  • Feb. 26, 1990: Bob Sheifler talks about X[6]
  • Oct. 15, 1990: Wy-X5 terminal[7]
  • Feb. 18, 1991: VAXELN Window Server[8]
  • May 28, 1991: PC take on X Window System[9]
  • Feb. 19, 1996: Low-bandwidth X[10]

Terminal Emulator Software

See also:

Rescued Nekochan Wiki Pages

Other

References

  1. "X Windows gets push from MIT", David Bright, Computerworld, September 21, 1987, pg. 5
  2. "Windowing standard effort gains ground", Paula Musich, Network World, September 28, 1987, pg. 20
  3. "X Consortium to Bring 3-D Graphics to X Window", Martin Marshall, InfoWorld, December 19, 1988, pg. 30
  4. "X Window Panel Debates Merits Of X Terminals vs. Workstations", Martin Marshall, InfoWorld, March 13, 1989, pg. 15
  5. "Getting graphic", Kris Herbst, Network World, July 31, 1989, pg. 30
  6. "X/Window System expert discusses use of technology", Network World, February 26, 1990, pg. 6
  7. "Wyse intros X-based terminal and server", Network World, October 15, 1990, pg. 33
  8. "DEC VAXstations to get X Window Software", Network World, February 18, 1991, pg. 35
  9. "The X Window System: A Universal Graphical Interface", Kaare Christian, PC Magazine, May 28, 1991, pg. 41
  10. "Broadway Bound: X Takes To The World Wide Web Stage", Michelle Murdock, InfoWorld, February 19, 1996, pg. 82