Scriptovision Super Micro Script Video Titler: Canada's Near-Home Computer and Indigenous Computing History
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Summary
The article explores Canadian computing history, focusing on the Scriptovision Super Micro Script video titler as a near-home computer. It discusses various indigenous Canadian computers and terminals like the MCM/70, Tarot Electronics MIMIC, Dynalogic Hyperion, NABU Personal Computer, Telidon, and Alextel, positioning them within the broader context of Canadian technological innovation and computing history.
Key quotes
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the underappreciated Micro Computer Machines MCM/70 portable, the Tarot Electronics MIMIC (not to be confused with the more notorious Spartan Mimic), the Dynalogic Hyperion and of course the NABU Personal Computer
And, like your neighbours to the south, you have terminals too, most notably the Telidon and Alextel
Terminals, however, are in many cases based on general purpose architecture
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