Licklider's typed copy of "Computer Graphics as a Medium of Artistic Expression" still bears coffee stains
alexobenauer · x · 2026-11-06
A typed copy of J.C.R. Licklider's MIT talk "Computer Graphics as a Medium of Artistic Expression" — ideas arising from ARPA-sponsored Project MAC — surfaced with coffee stains on the pages, already framing the computer as a "responsive intellectual servant or even partner."
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