Uploaded October 2024 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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Graphical User Interface concepts from the dawn of computing. A lighthearted discussion of the techno-optimism of the Cold War and the initial experiments that led to human machine interaction concepts that we still use today.

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** Mother Of All Demos:
computerhistory.org/blog/net-50-did-engelbart-s-mother-of-all-demos-launch-the-connected-world
cybercultural.com/p/1969-building-the-on-line-system
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mother_of_All_Demos
youtube.com/playlist?list=PLCGFadV4FqU3flMPLg36d8RFQW65bWsnP

** SAGE Semi Automatic Ground Environment (Missile Defense)
https://www.ll.mit.edu/about/history/sage-semi-automatic-ground-environment-air-defense-system
ibm.com/history/sage
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Semi-Automatic_Ground_Environment
youtu.be/iCCL4INQcFo?si=Gg5YRa2I72AovJfb
youtube.com/watch?v=vpESnCxptNE