To appreciate computer graphics now we should also remember the then...
This post includes 1970's retrospective and documentary followed by some 1980's delights! Want more? Visit 'A Critical History of Computer Graphics and Animation' here http://design.osu.edu/carlson/history/lesson6.html
History of Computer Graphics (1972)
A computer graphics retrospective
Stan Vanderbeek: The Computer Generation part 1
Documentary from 1972 by John Musilli
Stan Vanderbeek: The Computer Generation part 2
Documentary from 1972 by John Musilli
Panasonic "Glider" 1981
Robert Abel and Associates commercial for panasonic with music tat sounds a lot like the love theme from the Superman movies
1981 Early Computer Graphics
Adam Powers, the juggler, from an early III demo reel