History

 
 
The LINC (Laboratory Instrument Computer) in use in a medical interview in 1968. This historic photo illustrates the first time a computer program was used to interview a patient about their medical history.

(Reproduced from Slack WV, Van Cura LJ. Patient reaction to computer-based medical interviewing. Computers in Biomedical Research 1968; 1:527-531 with permission.)

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