Sketchpad (c. 1963): The Ancestor to Modern CAD Software - Neatorama

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In 1963 Ivan Sutherland created Sketchpad, a drawing device for architects and graphic designers. It's functions are still cutting edge today.

Check out the Sketchpad (and its nifty light pen) in action in this video clip.

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From the Upcoming ueue, submitted by JKirchartz.

Great post. I had never heard of this.

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other than it still being cutting edge in 1988 and not today, its pretty cool.

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Reminds me of Little Big Planet level creator. . .
only in two dimensions. . .
and just outlines. . .
and black and white. . .
and without the cute music.

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1963? Amazing!

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"It's" functions, Neato? You can do better than that.

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It is extremely impressive considering when it was made but I have to say that compared to modern CAD/CAM applications it falls short, so perhaps not cutting edge today.

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