Title: Examples of plotter output, screenshots, and photographs of usage from Ivan Sutherland's Sketchpad program on the TX2 computer.
Authors: Sutherland, Ivan
Contributors: Blackwell, Alan
Rodden, Kerry
Issue Date: 1963
Publisher: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
URI: http://www.dspace.cam.ac.uk/handle/1810/243359
Appears in Collections:Scholarly works - Computer Laboratory

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1-2lossy-page1-748px-SketchpadDissertation-Fig1-2.tif.jpgIvan Sutherland operating the Sketchpad system. 119.94 kBJPEGThumbnail
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1-2SketchpadDissertation-Fig1-2.tifIvan Sutherland operating the Sketchpad system. 1.26 MBTIFFThumbnail
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1-4lossy-page1-350px-SketchpadDissertation-Fig1-4.tif.jpgEarly implementation of 'rubber banding' in a GUI. 33.68 kBJPEGThumbnail
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1-4SketchpadDissertation-Fig1-4.tifEarly implementation of 'rubber banding' in a GUI. 1.91 MBTIFFThumbnail
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1-5lossy-page1-375px-SketchpadDissertation-Fig1-5.tif.jpgExamples of geometric shapes being created by constraint definition.40.61 kBJPEGThumbnail
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1-5SketchpadDissertation-Fig1-5.tifExamples of geometric shapes being created by constraint definition.2.07 MBTIFFThumbnail
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3-1lossy-page1-611px-SketchpadDissertation-Fig3-1.tif.jpgEarly example of a record-like data structure. 52.67 kBJPEGThumbnail
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3-1SketchpadDissertation-Fig3-1.tifEarly example of a record-like data structure. 1.17 MBTIFFThumbnail
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3-2lossy-page1-800px-SketchpadDissertation-Fig3-2.tif.jpgEarly ring data structure - 'hen and chickens'.85.08 kBJPEGThumbnail
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3-2SketchpadDissertation-Fig3-2.tifEarly ring data structure - 'hen and chickens'.2.12 MBTIFFThumbnail
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4-1lossy-page1-800px-SketchpadDissertation-Fig4-1.tif.jpgLightpen from the TX2 computer. 139.25 kBJPEGThumbnail
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4-2lossy-page1-800px-SketchpadDissertation-Fig4-2.tif.jpgEarly light pen.69.36 kBJPEGThumbnail
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4-2SketchpadDissertation-Fig4-2.tifEarly light pen.656.81 kBTIFFThumbnail
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5-1lossy-page1-607px-SketchpadDissertation-Fig5-1.tif.jpgScreen photograph of graphical output from Sketchpad.148.67 kBJPEGThumbnail
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5-1SketchpadDissertation-Fig5-1.tifScreen photograph of graphical output from Sketchpad.1.31 MBTIFFThumbnail
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6-1lossy-page1-409px-SketchpadDissertation-Fig6-1.tif.jpgConstraint specification in Sketchpad. 53.58 kBJPEGThumbnail
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6-1SketchpadDissertation-Fig6-1.tifConstraint specification in Sketchpad. 1.79 MBTIFFThumbnail
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9-3lossy-page1-746px-SketchpadDissertation-Fig9-3.tif.jpg15 second time exposure of an animation created by Sketchpad, showing the paths of four points that are constrained by a mechanical linkage.152.45 kBJPEGThumbnail
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9-3SketchpadDissertation-Fig9-3.tif15 second time exposure of an animation created by Sketchpad, showing the paths of four points that are constrained by a mechanical linkage.413.04 kBTIFFThumbnail
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9-4lossy-page1-800px-SketchpadDissertation-Fig9-4.tif.jpgConstruction of a linkage in Sketchpad (left) that generates a conic section. The time exposure at the right shows the resulting conic section traced by the moving point.71.33 kBJPEGThumbnail
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9-6lossy-page1-800px-SketchpadDissertation-Fig9-6.tif.jpgForces on a mechanical truss, as calculated from a geometric construction in Sketchpad.76.32 kBJPEGThumbnail
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9-6SketchpadDissertation-Fig9-6.tifForces on a mechanical truss, as calculated from a geometric construction in Sketchpad.741.96 kBTIFFThumbnail
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9-7lossy-page1-800px-SketchpadDissertation-Fig9-7.tif.jpgDiagram of bridge loading forces created using Sutherland's Sketchpad.86.87 kBJPEGThumbnail
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9-7SketchpadDissertation-Fig9-7.tifDiagram of bridge loading forces created using Sutherland's Sketchpad.1.63 MBTIFFThumbnail
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9-8lossy-page1-377px-SketchpadDissertation-Fig9-8.tif.jpgEarly computer animation: Geometric elements used to create an animation of a girl winking in Sketchpad. 30.87 kBJPEGThumbnail
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9-8SketchpadDissertation-Fig9-8.tifEarly computer animation: Geometric elements used to create an animation of a girl winking in Sketchpad. 1.72 MBTIFFThumbnail
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9-11lossy-page1-360px-SketchpadDissertation-Fig9-11.tif.jpgEarly example of electronic CAD.34.4 kBJPEGThumbnail
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