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==Brief Biography==
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Richard Thomson is the director of the [http://computergraphicsmuseum.org 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 [http://manx.classiccmp.org manx] web database application of computer manuals.  He is a frequent contributor to the [http://www.classiccmp.org/cctalk.html cctalk mailing list] and contributes scanned material to [http://bitsavers.org BitSavers].
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*** [[:Template:PCMag|PC Mag citation template]]
 
* [[:Template:infobox terminal|infobox terminal]]
 
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** TODO: deprecated_year number check
 
** TODO: firmware ROM
 
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===Items to research===
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Richard has worked as a software engineer since 1979.  He has a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from the [http://www.ece.udel.edu/ University of Delaware] and a master's degree in computer science from the [http://www.cs.utah.edu/ University of Utah]. See [[User:Legalize/UDelTerminals|Terminals at the University of Delaware]] for more information on the kinds of terminals he used in the early days.
* [http://www.classiccmp.org/pipermail/cctech/2008-February/052537.html mystery cdc terminal], [http://yahozna.dyndns.org/computers/cdcterminal/CIMG1330.JPG picture], reported to be a cdc vucom 1
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** [http://books.google.com/books?id=11t5CuO-UfUC&lpg=PT43&dq=%22vucom%22%20terminal&pg=PT43#v=onepage&q=%22vucom%22%20terminal&f=false DP Image in Canada at 'All-Time Low']
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==Ongoing Wiki Work==
** [http://books.google.com/books?id=jGS7sEs0PGUC&lpg=PA38&dq=%22vucom%22%20terminal&pg=PA38#v=onepage&q=%22vucom%22%20terminal&f=false On-Line Literature Search Aids Canadian Nuclear Researchers]
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* Add [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:EmbedVideo EmbedVideo] extension and link to various videos
** [http://books.google.com/books?id=c4fhBvRqdZ0C&lpg=PA1&dq=%22vucom%22%20terminal&pg=PA1#v=onepage&q=%22vucom%22%20terminal&f=false Mini-Maxi Mix Melts Mint's Order Entry Cares]
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* [[User:Legalize/New Page Template|New Page Template]]
** [http://books.google.com/books?id=EiAzAKC8ZdEC&lpg=PA27&dq=%22vucom%22%20terminal&pg=PA27#v=onepage&q=%22vucom%22%20terminal&f=false Differing CRT Speeds Don't Faze Canadian Message Net]
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* Write a guide on how to author a terminal page
** [http://books.google.com/books?id=lEICiAf7LBQC&lpg=PA21&dq=%22vucom%22%20terminal&pg=PA21#v=onepage&q=%22vucom%22%20terminal&f=false Micro-Controlled CRT Has Plug-In Boards]
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* [[User:Legalize/templates|templates]]
** [http://books.google.com/books?id=BfckBPmP-30C&lpg=PT15&dq=%22vucom%22%20terminal&pg=PT15#v=onepage&q=%22vucom%22%20terminal&f=false On-Line System Keeping Terminals Up]
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* [[User:Legalize/todo|Items to research]]
** [http://books.google.com/books?id=uz8cDDHy64IC&lpg=PA32&dq=%22vucom%22%20terminal&pg=PA32#v=onepage&q=%22vucom%22%20terminal&f=false Canadian Group Introduces Basic Glass Teletypewriter]
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* [[User:Legalize/administrativia|Wiki administration]]
** [http://books.google.com/books?id=07X0ovA_MmEC&lpg=PA76&dq=%22vucom%22%20terminal&pg=PA76#v=onepage&q=%22vucom%22%20terminal&f=false Dispersed Net Cuts System Costs $16,000/Mo]
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* [[User:Legalize/Taxonomy|Taxonomy]]
** [http://books.google.com/books?id=_yxCL6cLZz0C&lpg=PT8&dq=%22vucom%22%20terminal&pg=PT8#v=onepage&q=%22vucom%22%20terminal&f=false Teleprinter Turns Out 180 Char./Sec]
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* [[User:Legalize/Control Sequences|Control Sequences]]
* [http://books.google.com/books?id=mdgT3E4_pqcC&lpg=PA19&dq=beehive%20model%20I%20terminal&pg=PA19#v=onepage&q=beehive%20model%20I%20terminal&f=false Computer Devices advertisement]
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* [[User:Legalize/tektronix products|Tektronix products]]
* [http://books.google.com/books?id=PPeM_JUhUqEC&lpg=PA12&dq=beehive%20model%20I%20terminal&pg=PA12#v=onepage&q=beehive%20model%20I%20terminal&f=false "Terminals Carry the Day For Communications Users"]
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* [[User:Legalize/Computerworld|List of Computerworld issues]]
* [http://books.google.com/books?id=CdkopCC9Q0QC&lpg=PA57&dq=beehive%20model%20I%20terminal&pg=PA57#v=onepage&q=beehive%20model%20I%20terminal&f=false terminals at ncc]
 
* [http://books.google.com/books?id=esYk9fkCBWgC&lpg=PA38&dq=beehive%20model%20I%20terminal&pg=PA38#v=onepage&q=beehive%20model%20I%20terminal&f=false "Beehive Posts Earnings Gain In Six Months"]
 
* [http://books.google.com/books?id=-F-JXF1eEM8C&lpg=PT4&dq=beehive%20model%20I%20terminal&pg=PT4#v=onepage&q&f=false "Polling Adapter, Graphics Module Added to CRT Line"]
 
* [http://books.google.com/books?id=X4xBOrwFEpYC&lpg=PT32&dq=facit%20terminal&pg=PT32#v=onepage&q&f=false "Beehive Terminal Uses Raster Tube Design"]
 
* [http://books.google.com/books?id=xDQbK7ORAh8C&lpg=RA1-PA50&dq=tandberg%20terminal&pg=RA1-PA50#v=onepage&q=tandberg%20terminal&f=false Tandberg terminal]
 
* [http://bitsavers.org/pdf/deltaDataSystems/Delta_1_Video_Display_Reference_Sep69.pdf Delta Data Systems Delta 1]
 
* [http://books.google.com/books?id=xT4EAAAAMBAJ&lpg=PA82&dq=%22human%20designed%20systems%22&pg=PA82#v=onepage&q=%22human%20designed%20systems%22&f=false X Window System]
 
* [http://books.google.com/books?id=5fMve9oEPlwC&lpg=PA97&dq=%22human%20designed%20systems%22&pg=PA97#v=onepage&q=%22human%20designed%20systems%22&f=false HDS Viewstation TR]
 
* [http://books.google.com/books?id=5VIEAAAAMBAJ&lpg=PA23&dq=%22human%20designed%20systems%22&pg=PA23#v=onepage&q=%22human%20designed%20systems%22&f=false HDS Viewstation FX]
 
* [http://books.google.com/books?id=R-5WR9pGhiYC&lpg=PA54&dq=%22human%20designed%20systems%22&pg=PA54#v=onepage&q=%22human%20designed%20systems%22&f=false HDS Viewstation FX]
 
* [http://books.google.com/books?id=Bj4EAAAAMBAJ&lpg=PA36&dq=%22human%20designed%20systems%22&pg=PA36#v=onepage&q&f=false HDS ViewStation FX]
 
* [http://books.google.com/books?id=dPu-_QBrLB4C&lpg=PA41&dq=%22human%20designed%20systems%22&pg=PA41#v=onepage&q=%22human%20designed%20systems%22&f=false HDS ViewStation+]
 
* [http://books.google.com/books?id=zExyNB7YWE8C&lpg=PA32&dq=%22human%20designed%20systems%22&pg=PA32#v=onepage&q=%22human%20designed%20systems%22&f=false HDS ViewStation]
 
* [http://books.google.com/books?id=pcVsK0mWULwC&lpg=PA1&dq=%22human%20designed%20systems%22&pg=PA9#v=onepage&q&f=false HDS 2200GX]
 
* Four-Phase Systems IV 70 Series
 
* Ann Arbor Terminals Series 200
 
* Datapoint Corp 1100/2200
 
* Datapoint Corp 3000/3300
 
* Burroughs TD 700
 
* Burroughs TD 800 series
 
* Burroughs TD 802
 
* Burroughs 9350 series
 
* Courier Terminal Systems Executerm Model 60/260
 
* Courier Terminal Systems Executerm Model 60/265
 
* Courier Terminal Systems Executerm Model 270/7700
 
* International Telephone and Telegraph Corp 3200
 
* Datamedia 1500 series
 
* Teletype Model 40
 
* Delta Data Systems
 
* Megadata Corporation
 
* Ontel Corp.
 
* Vector General graphics terminals
 
* [http://books.google.com/books?id=fnKHO5wlTFkC&lpg=PA25&dq=%22union%20ave%22%20%22east%20rutherford%22&pg=PA25#v=onepage&q=%22union%20ave%22%20%22east%20rutherford%22&f=false computek 200]
 
* [http://books.google.com/books?id=fnKHO5wlTFkC&lpg=PA25&dq=%22union%20ave%22%20%22east%20rutherford%22&pg=PA34#v=onepage&q=%22union%20ave%22%20%22east%20rutherford%22&f=false megadata system 700]
 
* Seiko D-scan
 
* Digital Engineering Corp. Gen II graphics retrofit board
 
* Benson, Inc. 9000 series electrostatic plotters
 
* Datagraph VTC 8001 graphics terminal
 

Revision as of 20:39, 21 December 2017

Brief Biography

Legalize.jpg

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