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Smart Terminals: Personal Computing’s True Origin?

During the creation of Episode 6 of Play History, I launched deep into the subject of computer monitors. In addition to hosting many computer games, the early computer monitors served as a bridge between the timesharing model of personal computing and the microcomputer revolution in the mid-1970s. This woefully underlooked period sent me wildly off-course in my research as I came to the realization that terminals were deeply important to the evolution of computer technology. This will go a bit o...

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