OMG!! I love the Internet. I was Googling for other images and came across this image today. This is none other than the state-of-the-art demo room we used to demonstrate the new GDSII IC layout system, which was developed by Calma Company of Sunnyvale, CA. This picture was taken in 1980 and was used in lots of our sales literature. I began working for Calma as an IC Applications Engineer in January of 1980. I worked with Calma GDS1, GDSII, and GDSIII systems from 1973 to 1988. They were the premier layout system for full-custom IC design during that time.
From left to right: Magnetic tape drive, expansion unit, Data General 16-bit Eclipse mini-computer, 300MB hard drive, TTY/Printer, Hazeltine CLI console, Versatec 36" color electrostatic plotter, and a single layout station. This was considered "high tech" back in 1980. Click the picture to view this system in all it's glory.
