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It would seem the Alto meets the criteria but it's often left out of the workstation category; the same goes for the CADR. Thoughts? It's my impression the workstation concept and associated machines appeared around 1980. [[User:Larsbrinkhoff|Larsbrinkhoff]] ([[User talk:Larsbrinkhoff|talk]]) 07:09, 24 March 2021 (CET) | It would seem the Alto meets the criteria but it's often left out of the workstation category; the same goes for the CADR. Thoughts? It's my impression the workstation concept and associated machines appeared around 1980. [[User:Larsbrinkhoff|Larsbrinkhoff]] ([[User talk:Larsbrinkhoff|talk]]) 07:09, 24 March 2021 (CET) | ||
| + | : To suggest an answer to my own question, maybe a weak criterion would be that a workstation is often built around a microprocessor. [[User:Larsbrinkhoff|Larsbrinkhoff]] ([[User talk:Larsbrinkhoff|talk]]) 07:25, 24 March 2021 (CET) | ||
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It would seem the Alto meets the criteria but it's often left out of the workstation category; the same goes for the CADR. Thoughts? It's my impression the workstation concept and associated machines appeared around 1980. Larsbrinkhoff (talk) 07:09, 24 March 2021 (CET)
- To suggest an answer to my own question, maybe a weak criterion would be that a workstation is often built around a microprocessor. Larsbrinkhoff (talk) 07:25, 24 March 2021 (CET)
