Workstation - Revision history

Jnc: The Alto was definitely a 'workstation'

2025-06-09T14:51:22Z

The Alto was definitely a 'workstation'

Jnc: Nu was LCS

2023-01-28T00:51:58Z

Nu was LCS

Jnc: +CADR; link SUN

2023-01-27T15:04:35Z

+CADR; link SUN

Larsbrinkhoff: Add list of "worstation-like" comptuers

2021-03-25T09:53:59Z

Add list of "worstation-like" comptuers

Jnc: +See also

2021-03-24T14:01:12Z

+See also

Larsbrinkhoff: Name some (early, interesting) workstations

2021-03-24T06:34:38Z

Name some (early, interesting) workstations

Jnc: a few details

2021-03-19T15:02:58Z

a few details

Jnc: clarify physical form

2018-12-19T14:41:06Z

clarify physical form

Jnc: +cat

2018-12-15T23:39:56Z

+cat

Jnc: Stubby, but a astart

2018-10-28T12:54:40Z

Stubby, but a astart

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A '''workstation''' was a high-end [[personal computer]], capable of running computationally demanding [[application]]s. With the increasing power of later personal computers, they faded out as a separate category.

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 ===Some workstations===
 * Apollo, 1980: DN series
 * [[MIT Laboratory for Computer Science|MIT-LCS]], 1979: Nu Machine
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 ==="Workstation-like" computers introduced before the concept===
-These machines has some or all of the attributes, but are usually not regarded as workstations.
+These machines have some or all of the attributes, but are usually not regarded as workstations.
-* [[Imlac]], 1970: [[Imlac PDS-1|PDS-1]]
+* [[IMLAC]], 1970: [[IMLAC PDS-1|PDS-1]]
 * MIT-AI, 1974: [[CONS]] LISP machine

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 ===Some workstations===
-* Apollo, 1980: DN series.
+* Apollo, 1980: DN series
-* MIT, 1979: Nu Machine.
+* [[MIT Laboratory for Computer Science|MIT-LCS]], 1979: Nu Machine
-* [[MIT AI Lab|MIT]], 1978: [[CADR]] [[LISP machine]]
+* [[MIT Artificial Intelligence Laboratory|MIT-AI]], 1978: [[CADR]] [[LISP machine]]
-* Silicon Graphics, 1984: IRIS 1000.
+* Silicon Graphics, 1984: IRIS 1000
-* Stanford University, 1981: [[Stanford University Network workstation|SUN]].
+* Stanford University, 1981: [[Stanford University Network workstation|SUN]]
-* Three Rivers, 1979: PERQ.
+* Three Rivers, 1979: PERQ
 ==="Workstation-like" computers introduced before the concept===
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 * [[Imlac]], 1970: [[Imlac PDS-1|PDS-1]]
 * [[Xerox PARC]], 1973: [[Alto]]
-* MIT, 1974: [[CONS]] LISP machine
+* MIT-AI, 1974: [[CONS]] LISP machine
 ==See also==
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 * [[:Category: Workstations]]
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-A '''workstation''' was a high-end [[personal computer]] (physically a [[desktop]], not a [[laptop]]), capable of running computationally demanding [[application]]s. Almost ubiquitously, they included a [[bit-mapped display|bit-mapped]] [[display]], a [[mouse]], and a [[data network]] connection (usually [[Ethernet]]). With the increasing power of later personal computers, they faded out as a separate category.
+A '''workstation''' was a high-end [[personal computer]] (physically a [[desktop]], not a [[laptop]]), capable of running computationally demanding [[application]]s. Almost ubiquitously, they included a [[bit-mapped display]], a [[mouse]], and a [[data network]] connection (usually [[Ethernet]]). With the increasing power of later personal computers, they faded out as a separate category.
 ===Some workstations===
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 * Apollo, 1980: DN series.
 * MIT, 1979: Nu Machine.
 * Silicon Graphics, 1984: IRIS 1000.
-* Stanford University, 1981: SUN.
+* Stanford University, 1981: [[Stanford University Network workstation|SUN]].
 * Three Rivers, 1979: PERQ.
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 * [[Imlac]], 1970: [[Imlac PDS-1|PDS-1]]
 * [[Xerox PARC]], 1973: [[Alto]]
-* [[MIT AI Lab|MIT]], 1974: CONS [[LISP machine]]
+* MIT, 1974: [[CONS]] LISP machine
 ==See also==

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 * Stanford University, 1981: SUN.
 * Three Rivers, 1979: PERQ.
 ==See also==

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 * Stanford University, 1981: SUN.
 * Three Rivers, 1979: PERQ.
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