Drawing
1973 (made)
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Manfred Linder used the FORTRAN programming language to generate his drawings. He made this plotter drawing using a Siemens 4004/G computer and a small Calcomp plotter 565 - a mechanical device that linked the computer and guided the pen across the paper. Linder, who studied mathematics at the University of Cologne, worked at the University’s computer centre where he was responsible for basic software including operating systems and graphical equipment. He submitted this artwork to the Computer Arts Society's INTERACT exhibition and conference in Edinburgh in 1973.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Plotter drawing on paper |
| Brief description | Plotter drawing on computer paper by Manfred Linder |
| Physical description | Plotter drawing in black ink on computer paper, depicting a series of circles and hexagons with two parallel lines entering each shape from the right side. Paper is folded over at each end, hiding the text 'Job Rzkldtst 20.03.73 09.48.33' on the top edge of the sheet. |
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| Credit line | Given by the Computer Arts Society, supported by System Simulation Ltd, London |
| Object history | The work was submitted to the Computer Arts Society's INTERACT exhibition and conference in Edinburgh in 1973. |
| Historical context | Manfred Linder worked together with Prof. Pohl at the Computer Center of the University of Cologne. Linder was responsible for basic software including operating systems and graphical equipment. |
| Production | The work was created with a Siemens 4004/G computer and a small Calcomp plotter 565. The program to generate the drawings was written in FORTRAN. |
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| Summary | Manfred Linder used the FORTRAN programming language to generate his drawings. He made this plotter drawing using a Siemens 4004/G computer and a small Calcomp plotter 565 - a mechanical device that linked the computer and guided the pen across the paper. Linder, who studied mathematics at the University of Cologne, worked at the University’s computer centre where he was responsible for basic software including operating systems and graphical equipment. He submitted this artwork to the Computer Arts Society's INTERACT exhibition and conference in Edinburgh in 1973. |
| Other number | CAS/A/0131 - Previous owner's number |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.156-2008 |
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| Record created | April 9, 2009 |
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