[SIGCIS-Members] Early UCSD Pascal screen shot

[B. Degnan]

-------- Original Message --------
> From: "William McMillan" <wmcmillan at emich.edu>
> Sent: Friday, August 17, 2012 9:59 AM
> To: "Ian S. King" <isking at uw.edu>, "sigcis" <members at sigcis.org>
> Subject: Re: [SIGCIS-Members] Fwd: When was first campaign for computer 
users' freedom
> 
> OK, now I realize what people are saying -- the menus in UCSD Pascal 
were
> not "drop-down."  Sorry, I'm so used to letting the term trip from my
> fingers that I mistyped.
> 
> Yes, they were single letter menu commands on a character-based 
"graphic"
> screen.
> 
> They did influence the development of drop-down menus at Apple.
> 
> - Bill
> 

Just for reference purposes, I have a UCSD Pascal system running on my Sage 
II Computer.  This micro pre-dates the Apple Lisa, it's all bare-bones, 
text-based.  Here is a photo, not sure if version IV.13 is an upgrade from 
the original.
http://vintagecomputer.net/pictures/2011/SageII_Televideo_Pascal/UCSD_Pascal
_Terminal4.jpg

Here is a set of photo screen shots of the terminal.
http://vintagecomputer.net/pictures/2011/SageII_Televideo_Pascal/

Bill Degnan
vintagecomputer.net