![]() The display was monochromatic and far less sharp and detailed than on a modern monitor, necessitating the use of relatively large text and severely limiting the amount of information that could be displayed at one time. Prior to the advent of home computers in the late 1970s, it was common for a video display terminal (VDT) using a CRT to be physically integrated with a keyboard and other components of the workstation in a single large chassis, typically limiting them to emulation of a paper teletypewriter, thus the early epithet of 'glass TTY'. The first computer monitors used cathode-ray tubes (CRTs). This term mostly fell out of use by the 1990s. Ĭomputer monitors were formerly known as visual display units ( VDU), particularly in British English. Instead, a line printer was the primary output device, while the monitor was limited to keeping track of the program's operation. As early monitors were only capable of displaying a very limited amount of information and were very transient, they were rarely considered for program output. This allowed the engineers operating the computer to monitor the internal state of the machine, so this panel of lights came to be known as the 'monitor'. History Įarly electronic computer front panels were fitted with an array of light bulbs where the state of each particular bulb would indicate the on/off state of a particular register bit inside the computer. ![]() As most computer monitors do not include integrated speakers, TV tuners, nor remote controls, external components such as a DTA box may be needed to use a computer monitor as a TV set. Modern computer monitors are mostly interchangeable with television sets and vice versa. In the 2000s, the typical display aspect ratio of both televisions and computer monitors has changed from 4:3 to 16:9. ![]() From the 1980s onward, computers (and their monitors) have been used for both data processing and video, while televisions have implemented some computer functionality. Originally, computer monitors were used for data processing while television sets were used for video. ![]() Monitors are connected to the computer via DisplayPort, HDMI, USB-C, DVI, VGA, or other proprietary connectors and signals. Before the mid- 2000s, most monitors used a CRT. The display in modern monitors is typically an LCD with LED backlight, having by the 2010s replaced CCFL backlit LCDs. A discrete monitor comprises a visual display, support electronics, power supply, housing, electrical connectors, and external user controls. He published an autobiography, Ma vie en vert du showbiz au chaudron, in 2017.A cathode-ray tube (CRT) computer monitorĪ computer monitor is an output device that displays information in pictorial or textual form. Īfter returning to France, he was part of the 2013/14 Génération Âge tendre tour, highlighting artists from the 1960s and 1970s. In the 1980s, he worked in New York City for Warner Brothers Records, and was involved in records by Stevie Wonder and Michael Jackson among others. In 1976, he found further success writing and producing his song "Allez les verts", created for the supporters of football club AS Saint-Étienne. ![]() which was entered into the Cannes Film Festival. In 1974, as Jacques Bulostin, he composed music for the film Les Violons du bal. He created his own Monty record label, and increasingly worked as a record producer and composer. He returned to the top of the French pop charts in 1970 with "La fête au village". In 1966, he replaced Daniel Filipacchi as host of the popular Europe n° 1 radio programme Salut les copains. Monty often wrote his own lyrics to the tunes of American pop songs, and became a writer of songs for other artists including Éric Charden ("Le monde est gris, le monde est bleu"), Sheila ("Petite fille de français moyen"), France Gall ("Mon p'tit soldat"), and Dalida ("Mama"). Many of his hit singles were arranged by Jacques Loussier. He quickly became one of the most successful male singers in France during the era of yé-yé music, touring with Claude François, and had hits from 1964 including "Même si je suis fou", "Un verre de whisky" (based on the Marvin Gaye song " Can I Get a Witness"), and "Ce n'est pas vrai". In 1963, he signed for the Barclay record label, where he was given the stage name of Monty. Jacques Bulostin (born 18 February 1943), known in his singing career as Monty and later as Jacques Monty, is a French singer, songwriter and record producer.īorn in Chezal-Benoît, Cher, he learned piano and studied at the Conservatoire de Paris and Académie de la Grande Chaumière, but aspired to become a singer and songwriter. ![]()
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