AT&T’s Cutting-Edge Computer Graphics Workstation Looked Outdated Even in 1982

Before the internet as we know it came to be , there were other services that delivered news show and information to dwelling house via computers and TVs . LikeAT&T ’s failed Viewtron organisation , which command content creators to blast out $ 34,000 for thisFrame introduction Terminalthat grow earthy computer graphics even by Mario Paint standard .

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For that much money — which would be equal to about $ 81,000 today — the scheme at least included a drawing tablet which let artists influence more naturally . Or as naturally as an artist can work when limited to simple anatomy , minimum fount pick , and just a 16 shade color pallet . It ’s no wonder the final result were n’t exactly digital Rembrandts , and that AT&T was n’t able-bodied to lure enough consumer to keep the service in fiscal matters viable for longer than just fous years . [ AT&T Tech Channel ]