You can almost hear the tiny whine of the security camera turning around and zooming in, can’t you?
“FOR THE ‘UNSOPHISTICATED’” says the cutline. “A new line of remote computer terminals that are ‘humanly’ designed to be operated by people unfamiliar with computers has been built by Control Data Corp. The DCD 730 Batch Terminal series (even the name is more humanly! – ed) can be used by individuals and small companies and has ‘easy-on-the-eye’ read-out screens, simple keyboards, and is quiet enough for business offices.”
Hurrah! No more of those screaming machines with Klingon keyboard layouts and orange-on-red screens.
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