Ivan Sutherland Sketchpad Demo 1963

Why it was recommended

It blows me away that this kind of UI was even conceived in the 1960s.

Strong recommendationivanmaeder · Original2018-10

What it covers

A TV show about Ivan Sutherland's 1963 MIT thesis software Sketchpad, which ran on the TX-2 computer. It shows a light pen drawing, constraints, snapping, scaling and. It is for a general viewer who does not plan to take a prerequisite first.

Video details

Channel

Interface Studies

Length

19 min 20 sec

Year

2012

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