In this section we provide a little history of how animation started in the 1800s and the origins of computer animation.
The main sections are:
- Animation History: traces some of the early history of conventional animation from the 1800's to 1940
- Computer Image: the origins of analogue computer animation systems pioneered by Computer Image Corporation of Denver
- Computer Animation: describes the early computer peripherals capable of generating films with emphasis on the SC4020 microfilm recorder upon which most of the early computer animations were produced (1962-1975)
- Animation Systems: brief descriptions of some of the early software for computer animation systems
- Early Examples: Examples of computer animation in the period up to 1975