MINNIE: Computer Aided Circuit Design System 1979
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Channel: Imperial College London · 2013 · Science & Technology
With colleagues, Bob Spence had devised MINNIE allowing a circuit designer to describe a circuit by drawing it on a screen. Using a 'light pen' to interact with the screen, circuits could be created and modified. The most interesting artifacts (as Bob calls them) were the "on screen pocket calculator" (1973) and the "count-down clock" indicating the process time. The on-screen calculator is thought to be the first in the World and both these functions are now common place. For more: http://wwwf.imperial.ac.uk/blog/videoarchive/2010/01/01/research-and-innovation-bob-spence/
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