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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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| | + | 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. |
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| | + | ==Ongoing Wiki Work== |
| | + | * Add [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:EmbedVideo EmbedVideo] extension and link to various videos |
| | + | * [[User:Legalize/New Page Template|New Page Template]] |
| | + | * Write a guide on how to author a terminal page |
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| − | ===Items to research===
| + | * [[User:Legalize/administrativia|Wiki administration]] |
| − | * [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 | + | * [[User:Legalize/Taxonomy|Taxonomy]] |
| − | ** [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']
| + | * [[User:Legalize/Control Sequences|Control Sequences]] |
| − | ** [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]
| + | * [[User:Legalize/tektronix products|Tektronix products]] |
| − | ** [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]
| + | * [[User:Legalize/Computerworld|List of Computerworld issues]] |
| − | ** [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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| − | ** [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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| − | ** [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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| − | ** [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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| − | ** [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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| − | ** [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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| − | * [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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| − | * [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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| − | * [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"]
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| − | * [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"]
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| − | * [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]
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| − | * [http://bitsavers.org/pdf/deltaDataSystems/Delta_1_Video_Display_Reference_Sep69.pdf Delta Data Systems Delta 1]
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| − | * [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]
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| − | * [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]
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| − | * [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]
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| − | * [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]
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| − | * [http://books.google.com/books?id=Bj4EAAAAMBAJ&lpg=PA36&dq=%22human%20designed%20systems%22&pg=PA36#v=onepage&q&f=false HDS ViewStation FX]
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| − | * [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+]
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| − | * [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]
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| − | * [http://books.google.com/books?id=pcVsK0mWULwC&lpg=PA1&dq=%22human%20designed%20systems%22&pg=PA9#v=onepage&q&f=false HDS 2200GX]
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| − | * Four-Phase Systems IV 70 Series
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| − | * Ann Arbor Terminals Series 200
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| − | * Datapoint Corp 1100/2200
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| − | * Datapoint Corp 3000/3300
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| − | * Burroughs TD 700
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| − | * Burroughs TD 800 series
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| − | * Burroughs TD 802
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| − | * Burroughs 9350 series
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| − | * Courier Terminal Systems Executerm Model 60/260
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| − | * Courier Terminal Systems Executerm Model 60/265
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| − | * Courier Terminal Systems Executerm Model 270/7700
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| − | * International Telephone and Telegraph Corp 3200
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| − | * Datamedia 1500 series
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| − | * Teletype Model 40
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| − | * Delta Data Systems
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| − | * Megadata Corporation
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| − | * Ontel Corp.
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| − | * Vector General graphics terminals
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| − | * [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]
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| − | * [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]
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| − | * Seiko D-scan
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| − | * Digital Engineering Corp. Gen II graphics retrofit board
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| − | * Benson, Inc. 9000 series electrostatic plotters
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| − | * Datagraph VTC 8001 graphics terminal
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