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Sutherland developed Sketchpad, an interactive graphical system described in his MIT doctoral dissertation.
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Interactive drawing makes the computer part of an ongoing human task. It differs from submitting a batch of calculations and waiting for printed results.
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Sutherland developed Sketchpad, an interactive graphical system described in his MIT doctoral dissertation.
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- Ivan Sutherland — Computer History Museum — Biography, Sketchpad dissertation
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- Ivan Sutherland — Computer History Museum — Biography, Sketchpad dissertation
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