Introduction by year and display examples of displays capable of graphics output: Cathode ray tube Monochrome CRT 1922 Monochrome cathode ray tube: Color CRT Color cathode ray tube: Direct-View Bistable Storage Tube The Direct-View Bistable Storage Tube CRT retains static information displayed upon it, written using a steerable electron beam that can be turned off. In principle the DVBST is similar to an Etch-a-Sketch, and was used in vector displays of early computers and in oscilloscopes. Flip-flap/disc display 1957 Split-flap display 200px 1961 Flip-disc display Monochrome plasma display 1981 Monochrome plasma display: Light-emitting diode 1968 Light-emitting diode: Eggcrate display 1968 Eggcrate display Vacuum fluorescent display 1967 Vacuum fluorescent display as used in consumer electronics. Twisted nematic field effect LCD Twisted nematic field effect LCD: Pin screen Pin screen: Thin film transistor LCD Thin film transistor liquid crystal display: Full-color plasma display Full-color plasma display: Organic light-emitting diode Organic light-emitting diode display (OLED) Electronic paper Electronic paper: Electroluminescent display Electroluminescent display (ELD)
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