{"id":2507,"date":"2026-10-01T18:34:53","date_gmt":"2026-10-01T16:34:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.etsii.urjc.es\/museo\/?page_id=2507"},"modified":"2026-10-01T20:12:00","modified_gmt":"2026-10-01T18:12:00","slug":"display-case-8","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.etsii.urjc.es\/museo\/en\/exhibition\/display-case-8\/","title":{"rendered":"Display case 8"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

In this last display case there is a dumb terminal, a virtual reality headset, several Apple laptops from different eras and a couple of flashy Apple computers (an eMac and an iMac).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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To begin, on the top shelf we have what’s called a dumb terminal. Back when computers weren’t so widespread, it was often necessary to go to a computer centre to access one. In these places, each workstation consisted of a screen and a keyboard (the terminal), which was called a “dumb” terminal because the computing power resided in a large central computer to which it was connected via a network. Using the terminal, you could remotely run programs, access databases, or display results on the screen, without needing a processor on-site<\/em>. This dumb terminal shown here is a Digital VT320-C3, dating from 1989.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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On the second shelf from the top, we display a Cybermind virtual reality headset from the early 2000s. These headsets connect to a computer, which sends the appropriate signals to the screens in the headset’s goggles, so that each eye sees a slightly different image of the same object to produce the perspective effect. This headset has a matching glove with an exoskeleton (currently not on display as it is on loan to a professor at URJC), which detects the configuration of the fingers (extended or flexed) for the design of human-computer interfaces using hand gestures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The second shelf from the bottom displays a selection of Apple laptops (as opposed to the PC laptops in display case 4<\/a>). Specifically, we have a 1993 Macintosh PowerBook 165 (left), a 2001 iBook (centre), and a 2015 MacBook Air (right). Note the change in thickness from left to right. Furthermore, the first two laptops do not have integrated webcams (the MacBook Air does). Finally, the PowerBook has a trackball instead of a touchpad and, interestingly, a German keyboard layout.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Finally, in the lower section, there are two examples of Apple’s integrated computers. These computers have the processor circuitry built into the monitor and only require a keyboard and mouse to function, eliminating the need for a tower unit. On the left, we have a white eMac from 2002. On the right, we find a red iMac<\/a> from 2000, notable for its front-facing CD-ROM drive. Our Museum also has green and blue versions of the iMac, but we don’t display them due to space limitations (we hope to do so in the future). These computers are distinguished by their high computing power and excellent graphics, as well as their elegant, rounded design, in contrast to the “Paquito”<\/em> mentioned in the previous display case<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Below, we list the detailed contents of each shelf in this display case:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

* Digital VT320-C3 dumb terminal (screen and keyboard remotely connected to another computer)<\/td><\/tr>
* Cybermind hi-Res800 virtual reality headset<\/td><\/tr>
* Apple Macintosh PowerBook 165 laptop
* Apple iBook M6497 laptop
* Apple MacBook Air laptop<\/td><\/tr>
* White Apple eMac computer
* Red Apple iMac computer<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Display case 7<\/a><\/td><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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