CDC Remote Calculator, circa 1965

[David Griffith]

On Wed, 22 Apr 2009, Chuck Guzis wrote:

> Ad for a CDC 6600 remote calculator terminal on ePay, item
> 390046087434.
>
> Has anyone seen one of these in the flesh, or was this a trial
> balloon that never flew?

Apparently it did.  Here it is in the movie "Soylent Green".

http://starringthecomputer.com/help.php and search for "Mock up, 
calculator or real computer?"

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David Griffith
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