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Record 1 1998-11-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Computer Graphics
  • Computer Display Technology
DEF

A tool for engineers developed by Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The user draws with a light pen on a computer display scope. If he sketches a rough circle, it becomes perfect. He may erase, or he may magnify and reduce at a ratio of 2000 to 1.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Infographie
  • Techniques d'affichage (Ordinateurs)
OBS

Combinaison de tablette tactile et de bloc à croquis.

Spanish

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