has multiple issues . please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page . learn how and when to remove these template messages this article is an orphan as no other articles link to it . please introduce links to this page from related articles ; try the find link tool for suggestions . august 2016 this article relies too much on references to primary sources . please improve this by adding secondary or tertiary sources . june 2015 learn how and when to remove this template message learn how and when to remove this template message general digital corporation type corporation industry industrial military and commercial grade lcd monitors founded 1973 headquarters south windsor connecticut key people bryan gudrian president products standalone lcd video monitors rack mounted video monitors website www.generaldigital.com www.gdoptilabs.com www.gdsoftwareservices.com general digital is a united states government registered small business located in south windsor connecticut that was founded in 1973 . 1 today the corporation manufactures lcd monitors and associated hardware products for commercial military and industrial usage . general digital also provides software engineering and optical enhancements for lcd monitor technology . the company also has a second office location in bohemia new york . contents 1 history 2 optical bonding laboratory 3 external links 4 references history edit general digital invented the first gas plasma flat panel touch screen serial lcd computer monitor and terminal in 1977 2 called the vuepoint . in 1982 the release of the vuepoint ii signaled the creation of the first microprocessor programmable intelligent terminal . 3 today vuepoint computer monitors are still in use to aid printing processes flight simulation and powerplant monitoring . following another vuepoint product evolution general digital released a slim flip up lcd monitor in 1992 trademarked the slimline that stood 2u in height with a keyboard and pointing device . the 1994 release of the slimline marked the creation of the first foldup rack mount display capable of passing requirements for military shock and vibration . the united states navy continues to use several first generation slimline monitor units today . with the release of the genstar line in 1998 general digital manufactured the first large format lcd capable of 27 1 contrast ratio allowing the screen to be readable in direct sunlight . optical bonding laboratory edit throughout the 1990s general digital s product line was used with great frequency by national government agencies including the faa and department of defense . to assist these departments in enhancing their lcd monitors general digital developed an optical bonding process where a filtered or reinforced glass covering was applied to the surface of existing lcd modules . the results of the addition of the optical bonding process included improved visual contrast and durability of monitor surface . due to the success of the process general digital now applies its optical bonding process to its entire rack mount monitor product line . in 2002 general digital established an individual business unit to its lcd monitor company named the general digital optical bonding laboratory . external links edit general digital homepage general digital blog general digital optical bonding laboratories general digital software services references edit general digital corporate profile from the 70 s to today a look at how lcd monitors have changed general digital optical bonding laboratories corporate profile retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title general digital lcd monitors & oldid 740450470 categories display technology companieselectronics companies of the united statesgoods manufactured in the united statestechnology companies established in 1973manufacturing companies established in 1973companies based in connecticutsouth windsor connecticuthidden categories orphaned articles from august 2016all orphaned articlesarticles lacking reliable references from june 2015all articles lacking reliable references navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 21 september 2016 at 04 19 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; 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