In the late 1950s, IBM and General Motors teamed up to develop DAC-1, an early computer-aided design system completed in 1964. This system, based on an IBM 7090 mainframe and a specialized graphics terminal, enabled users to draw and manipulate images with a light pen, advancing the field of automobile design. 🚗 Imagery credits: Fred Krull, General Motors Corporation, GM Research Laboratories, Gwen Bell #cardesign #automotivetechnology #retrotech | Computer History Museum

In 1961, an IBM 7094 computer at Bell Labs sang "Daisy Bell (Bicycle Built for Two)," making it the first song ever sung by a computer. The performance was created by John L. Kelly Jr. and Max Mathews using early speech and music synthesis. "Daisy Bell" was chosen for its simple melody and lyrics. The event inspired Arthur C. Clarke, who included the song in 2001: A Space Odyssey, sung by the HAL 9000 computer. Ht Stcatherinesguy on threads | Flashbak