The first capacitative touch screens at CERN

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The SPS control room in 1977. Ted Wilson and Rae Stiening are at the desk, with its touch screens; Bent Stumpe and George Shering stand behind. md5:63ed0302b84dda0f477c467cc36f2009	2.0 MB	Preview Download
A view of part of the PS control room in 1974, showing rows of individual units with many knobs, switches and oscilloscopes. md5:67ac33a18052fc730f06f27c29594797	563.2 kB	Preview Download
The prototype capacitor of a “touch button” developed at CERN in 1972. md5:418399ecd19b479c1ecd22d24bae06f0	338.5 kB	Preview Download
The Touch Terminal as developed for the Antiproton Accumulator (AA). md5:8e76566c534f7e5a22a10e0f7ff9abd4	554.8 kB	Preview Download
The transparent capacitative touch screen, with its invisible capacitors formed from fine lines of copper on glass. md5:2d864b99a7c93176bb80a4440b689a5d	458.9 kB	Preview Download
A close-up of the screen-based controls of the Touch Terminal for the AA. md5:3732ba937477993f22d8b53ee3309c1c	525.1 kB	Preview Download
The circuit board for the 16-channel touch screen. md5:4dead2b5d70538f022dd0bd5963efafa	306.9 kB	Preview Download