On: Programming computer animation in 1964 [video]

[aidos]

So good. It never ceases to amaze me what could be done in such constrained systems (I guess it'll always look like that in retrospect).

For anyone who has never seen it, Sketchpad, from the 60s:

https://youtu.be/USyoT_Ha_bA?t=3m47s

Edit: With commentary from Alan Kay! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=495nCzxM9PI