What is this “d-mac” device?

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The only current page I found for this device is this Chinese one, which didn't clarify anything. It looks like she's digitizing a blueprint.



A young lady operating a pedal and a mouse-like device on a table labeled "d-moc" wired to a keyboard, ticker tape, camera, and presumably a computer.






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    The only current page I found for this device is this Chinese one, which didn't clarify anything. It looks like she's digitizing a blueprint.



    A young lady operating a pedal and a mouse-like device on a table labeled "d-moc" wired to a keyboard, ticker tape, camera, and presumably a computer.






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      The only current page I found for this device is this Chinese one, which didn't clarify anything. It looks like she's digitizing a blueprint.



      A young lady operating a pedal and a mouse-like device on a table labeled "d-moc" wired to a keyboard, ticker tape, camera, and presumably a computer.






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      The only current page I found for this device is this Chinese one, which didn't clarify anything. It looks like she's digitizing a blueprint.



      A young lady operating a pedal and a mouse-like device on a table labeled "d-moc" wired to a keyboard, ticker tape, camera, and presumably a computer.






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          That is the D-Mac Cartographic Digitiser, seen here in the 1968 Design journal (Issue 234):



          D-Mac Cartographic Digitiser



          It seems the D-Mac Cartographic Digitiser was developed from an earlier device called the D-Mac Pencil Follower, shown here in the 1968 Design journal:



          D-Mac Pencil Follower



          Both devices appear to be early types of graphics tablet.






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            Looks similar. But the box on the table and the actual computer cabinet do not match. Looking through some old newspapers I get the impression that they had quite a few versions on sale. This is even stranger: box more vintage, cabinet better matching?
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          • And it was developed at the arts department?
            – LangLangC
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            @LangLangC The picture shows the "Type CF" (which looks to have had a Winchester disk, rather than punched tape storage). D-Mac were subsequently bought by Ferranti-Cetec in the 1970s, and units produced after that had the Ferranti-Cetec brand.
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          • The table and pedal appear to be of the Digitiser, but the rest of the Pencil Follower, which appears to have modularized (and added support for the pedal?) the black box that was attached to its smaller table.
            – Cees Timmerman
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          • That's perfectly possible. The "control pedestal" and "electronics console" (as the article describes them) would probably have been selected for the particular application and/or budget.
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          That is the D-Mac Cartographic Digitiser, seen here in the 1968 Design journal (Issue 234):



          D-Mac Cartographic Digitiser



          It seems the D-Mac Cartographic Digitiser was developed from an earlier device called the D-Mac Pencil Follower, shown here in the 1968 Design journal:



          D-Mac Pencil Follower



          Both devices appear to be early types of graphics tablet.






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            Looks similar. But the box on the table and the actual computer cabinet do not match. Looking through some old newspapers I get the impression that they had quite a few versions on sale. This is even stranger: box more vintage, cabinet better matching?
            – LangLangC
            3 hours ago










          • And it was developed at the arts department?
            – LangLangC
            3 hours ago






          • 1




            @LangLangC The picture shows the "Type CF" (which looks to have had a Winchester disk, rather than punched tape storage). D-Mac were subsequently bought by Ferranti-Cetec in the 1970s, and units produced after that had the Ferranti-Cetec brand.
            – sempaiscuba♦
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          • The table and pedal appear to be of the Digitiser, but the rest of the Pencil Follower, which appears to have modularized (and added support for the pedal?) the black box that was attached to its smaller table.
            – Cees Timmerman
            3 hours ago











          • That's perfectly possible. The "control pedestal" and "electronics console" (as the article describes them) would probably have been selected for the particular application and/or budget.
            – sempaiscuba♦
            3 hours ago














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          That is the D-Mac Cartographic Digitiser, seen here in the 1968 Design journal (Issue 234):



          D-Mac Cartographic Digitiser



          It seems the D-Mac Cartographic Digitiser was developed from an earlier device called the D-Mac Pencil Follower, shown here in the 1968 Design journal:



          D-Mac Pencil Follower



          Both devices appear to be early types of graphics tablet.






          share|improve this answer


















          • 1




            Looks similar. But the box on the table and the actual computer cabinet do not match. Looking through some old newspapers I get the impression that they had quite a few versions on sale. This is even stranger: box more vintage, cabinet better matching?
            – LangLangC
            3 hours ago










          • And it was developed at the arts department?
            – LangLangC
            3 hours ago






          • 1




            @LangLangC The picture shows the "Type CF" (which looks to have had a Winchester disk, rather than punched tape storage). D-Mac were subsequently bought by Ferranti-Cetec in the 1970s, and units produced after that had the Ferranti-Cetec brand.
            – sempaiscuba♦
            3 hours ago










          • The table and pedal appear to be of the Digitiser, but the rest of the Pencil Follower, which appears to have modularized (and added support for the pedal?) the black box that was attached to its smaller table.
            – Cees Timmerman
            3 hours ago











          • That's perfectly possible. The "control pedestal" and "electronics console" (as the article describes them) would probably have been selected for the particular application and/or budget.
            – sempaiscuba♦
            3 hours ago












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          That is the D-Mac Cartographic Digitiser, seen here in the 1968 Design journal (Issue 234):



          D-Mac Cartographic Digitiser



          It seems the D-Mac Cartographic Digitiser was developed from an earlier device called the D-Mac Pencil Follower, shown here in the 1968 Design journal:



          D-Mac Pencil Follower



          Both devices appear to be early types of graphics tablet.






          share|improve this answer














          That is the D-Mac Cartographic Digitiser, seen here in the 1968 Design journal (Issue 234):



          D-Mac Cartographic Digitiser



          It seems the D-Mac Cartographic Digitiser was developed from an earlier device called the D-Mac Pencil Follower, shown here in the 1968 Design journal:



          D-Mac Pencil Follower



          Both devices appear to be early types of graphics tablet.







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          • 1




            Looks similar. But the box on the table and the actual computer cabinet do not match. Looking through some old newspapers I get the impression that they had quite a few versions on sale. This is even stranger: box more vintage, cabinet better matching?
            – LangLangC
            3 hours ago










          • And it was developed at the arts department?
            – LangLangC
            3 hours ago






          • 1




            @LangLangC The picture shows the "Type CF" (which looks to have had a Winchester disk, rather than punched tape storage). D-Mac were subsequently bought by Ferranti-Cetec in the 1970s, and units produced after that had the Ferranti-Cetec brand.
            – sempaiscuba♦
            3 hours ago










          • The table and pedal appear to be of the Digitiser, but the rest of the Pencil Follower, which appears to have modularized (and added support for the pedal?) the black box that was attached to its smaller table.
            – Cees Timmerman
            3 hours ago











          • That's perfectly possible. The "control pedestal" and "electronics console" (as the article describes them) would probably have been selected for the particular application and/or budget.
            – sempaiscuba♦
            3 hours ago












          • 1




            Looks similar. But the box on the table and the actual computer cabinet do not match. Looking through some old newspapers I get the impression that they had quite a few versions on sale. This is even stranger: box more vintage, cabinet better matching?
            – LangLangC
            3 hours ago










          • And it was developed at the arts department?
            – LangLangC
            3 hours ago






          • 1




            @LangLangC The picture shows the "Type CF" (which looks to have had a Winchester disk, rather than punched tape storage). D-Mac were subsequently bought by Ferranti-Cetec in the 1970s, and units produced after that had the Ferranti-Cetec brand.
            – sempaiscuba♦
            3 hours ago










          • The table and pedal appear to be of the Digitiser, but the rest of the Pencil Follower, which appears to have modularized (and added support for the pedal?) the black box that was attached to its smaller table.
            – Cees Timmerman
            3 hours ago











          • That's perfectly possible. The "control pedestal" and "electronics console" (as the article describes them) would probably have been selected for the particular application and/or budget.
            – sempaiscuba♦
            3 hours ago







          1




          1




          Looks similar. But the box on the table and the actual computer cabinet do not match. Looking through some old newspapers I get the impression that they had quite a few versions on sale. This is even stranger: box more vintage, cabinet better matching?
          – LangLangC
          3 hours ago




          Looks similar. But the box on the table and the actual computer cabinet do not match. Looking through some old newspapers I get the impression that they had quite a few versions on sale. This is even stranger: box more vintage, cabinet better matching?
          – LangLangC
          3 hours ago












          And it was developed at the arts department?
          – LangLangC
          3 hours ago




          And it was developed at the arts department?
          – LangLangC
          3 hours ago




          1




          1




          @LangLangC The picture shows the "Type CF" (which looks to have had a Winchester disk, rather than punched tape storage). D-Mac were subsequently bought by Ferranti-Cetec in the 1970s, and units produced after that had the Ferranti-Cetec brand.
          – sempaiscuba♦
          3 hours ago




          @LangLangC The picture shows the "Type CF" (which looks to have had a Winchester disk, rather than punched tape storage). D-Mac were subsequently bought by Ferranti-Cetec in the 1970s, and units produced after that had the Ferranti-Cetec brand.
          – sempaiscuba♦
          3 hours ago












          The table and pedal appear to be of the Digitiser, but the rest of the Pencil Follower, which appears to have modularized (and added support for the pedal?) the black box that was attached to its smaller table.
          – Cees Timmerman
          3 hours ago





          The table and pedal appear to be of the Digitiser, but the rest of the Pencil Follower, which appears to have modularized (and added support for the pedal?) the black box that was attached to its smaller table.
          – Cees Timmerman
          3 hours ago













          That's perfectly possible. The "control pedestal" and "electronics console" (as the article describes them) would probably have been selected for the particular application and/or budget.
          – sempaiscuba♦
          3 hours ago




          That's perfectly possible. The "control pedestal" and "electronics console" (as the article describes them) would probably have been selected for the particular application and/or budget.
          – sempaiscuba♦
          3 hours ago

















           

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