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Sketchpad

Episode 104

We're finally taking a look at Sketchpad. This program was completed in 1963 as Ivan Sutherland's Ph.D. research. On the surface it looks like a very fancy drawing program. Under the hood it's hiding some impressive new programming techniques.

Selected Sources:

http://worrydream.com/refs/Sutherland-Sketchpad.pdf - Sutherland's Sketchpad thesis

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=495nCzxM9PI - Sketchpad in action

https://www.computerhistory.org/collections/catalog/102738195 - Oral History transcripts

Published on 2 years, 9 months ago

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