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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. | 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. | ||
{{stub}} | ===Some workstations=== | ||
* [[Xerox PARC]], 1973: [[Alto]] | |||
* Apollo, 1980: DN series | |||
* [[MIT Laboratory for Computer Science|MIT-LCS]], 1979: Nu Machine | |||
* [[MIT Artificial Intelligence Laboratory|MIT-AI]], 1978: [[CADR]] [[LISP machine]] | |||
* Silicon Graphics, 1984: IRIS 1000 | |||
* Stanford University, 1981: [[Stanford University Network workstation|SUN]] | |||
* Three Rivers, 1979: PERQ | |||
==="Workstation-like" computers introduced before the concept=== | |||
These machines have some or all of the attributes, but are usually not regarded as workstations. | |||
* [[IMLAC]], 1970: [[IMLAC PDS-1|PDS-1]] | |||
* MIT-AI, 1974: [[CONS]] LISP machine | |||
==See also== | |||
* [[:Category: Workstations]] | |||
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[[Category: Computer Basics]] | |||
Latest revision as of 14:51, 9 June 2025
A workstation was a high-end personal computer (physically a desktop, not a laptop), capable of running computationally demanding applications. 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
- Xerox PARC, 1973: Alto
- Apollo, 1980: DN series
- MIT-LCS, 1979: Nu Machine
- MIT-AI, 1978: CADR LISP machine
- Silicon Graphics, 1984: IRIS 1000
- Stanford University, 1981: SUN
- Three Rivers, 1979: PERQ
"Workstation-like" computers introduced before the concept
These machines have some or all of the attributes, but are usually not regarded as workstations.
