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An interactive graphical display monitor in a batch-processing environment with remote entry

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Alan H. Bond,

Jerry Rightnour,

L. Steven ColesAuthors Info & Claims

Communications of the ACM, Volume 12, Issue 11

Pages 595 - 603

https://doi.org/10.1145/363269.363273

Published: 01 November 1969 Publication History

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A graphic monitor program is described. It was developed at Carnegie-Mellon University for the CDC G21 computer, which is a general purpose, batch-processing system with remote entry. The existing G21 system and the graphics hardware are described. The graphic monitor is a resident auxiliary monitor which provides comprehensive managerial capability over the graphical system in response to commands from the human user. It also will respond to commands from a user program through a similar interface, where routine calls take the place of manual actions. Thus the human and program can interact on a symmetrical and equal basis through the medium of the graphic monitor.

The choices made in designing the graphic monitor, given the constraints of the existing hardware and computer system, are discussed.

The structure of the monitor program and the human and program interfaces are described. There is also a transient swapping version with a small resident part, and provision for swapped used submonitors.

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Quatse J(2006)AnecdotesIEEE Annals of the History of Computing10.1109/MAHC.2006.4928:3(76-80)Online publication date: 1-Jul-2006
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1109/MAHC.2006.49
Christman R(1972)MUX, a simple approach to on-line computingCommunications of the ACM10.1145/355602.36130715:5(319-329)Online publication date: 1-May-1972
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/355602.361307
Winkler SPrice G(1971)Computer generated closed circuit TV displays with remote terminal controlProceedings of the May 18-20, 1971, spring joint computer conference10.1145/1478786.1478804(131-135)Online publication date: 18-May-1971
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/1478786.1478804

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An interactive graphical display monitor in a batch-processing environment with remote entry
1. Computing methodologies
  1. Computer graphics
    1. Graphics systems and interfaces
2. Human-centered computing
  1. Human computer interaction (HCI)
    1. Interaction paradigms

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Nov. 1969

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DOI:10.1145/363269

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Quatse J(2006)AnecdotesIEEE Annals of the History of Computing10.1109/MAHC.2006.4928:3(76-80)Online publication date: 1-Jul-2006
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1109/MAHC.2006.49
Christman R(1972)MUX, a simple approach to on-line computingCommunications of the ACM10.1145/355602.36130715:5(319-329)Online publication date: 1-May-1972
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/355602.361307
Winkler SPrice G(1971)Computer generated closed circuit TV displays with remote terminal controlProceedings of the May 18-20, 1971, spring joint computer conference10.1145/1478786.1478804(131-135)Online publication date: 18-May-1971
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/1478786.1478804

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