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End note

Online in the Early Days

When remote computer terminals first hit the marketplace in the early 1970s, the Laboratory purchased one, keeping step as it always has with technological advancements. In this photo, shot in the board room of the Lindsay Building in downtown Portland, fascinated board members watch a demonstration of a teletype remote terminal. The terminal could exchange data and run programs through a commercial timesharing system operated over the phone lines.

Do you remember working on one of these old teletype terminals? Do you recognize anyone in the photograph? If you do, we'd love to hear from you—drop us a note at nwedufeedback@nwrel.org.