When developing Quake at id Software in the mid-1990s, John Carmack used an Intergraph InterView 28hd96 color CRT monitor ... The ads showed monitor options of a 17-inch 1280x960 ...

Whether your screen is a domestic TV or a dedicated monitor, the heat and voltage stress of driving a CRT made these devices significantly less reliable than many of their modern-day counterparts.

While the early Macs all came with built-in, 9-inch displays, the more powerful Macintosh II models required external monitors. In March 1989, alongside the Macintosh IIcx, Apple introduced a 15” ...