The evolution of printers and displays
A. F. Mayadas, Robert Durbeck, William D. Hinsberg, James M. McCrossin · IBM Systems Journal · 1986
Printer and display technologies have undergone remarkable changes since the beginning of the computer era. In this paper we trace the evolution of these two types of I/O devices, from the middle of the 1940s to the present, and show how computer system evolution has influenced the designs and technologies of I/O devices.