For the curious: https://hackaday.com/2014/04/05/taking-pictures-with-a-dram-...
replyA lot earlier than that.
replyhttps://www.cs.uaf.edu/2007/fall/cs441/support/dram_sensor_1...
Even earlier than that. The cromemco camera and similar hobbyist projects dated from the mid-70s.
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