Celebrating 10,000 CRTs

Dave Packard speaking with an employee near a CRT monitor displaying 10,000th on its screen in 1977. Enlarge
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Date: 1977

Before the rise of affordable LED systems (which Hewlett-Packard developed), cathode-ray tube (CRT) displays dominated computer monitor technology. Hewlett-Packard had a head start in CRT technology because of its years using it in instrument displays. The company celebrated the sale of its 10,000th CRT computer terminal in 1977.

Tags: 1970s • 1977 • CRT • Dave Packard

(C) HPCA

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