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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|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.  
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===Some workstations===
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* Apollo, 1980: DN series.
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* MIT, 1979: Nu Machine.
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* Silicon Graphics, 1984: IRIS 1000.
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* Stanford University, 1981: SUN.
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* Three Rivers, 1979: PERQ.
  
 
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Revision as of 07:34, 24 March 2021

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

  • Apollo, 1980: DN series.
  • MIT, 1979: Nu Machine.
  • Silicon Graphics, 1984: IRIS 1000.
  • Stanford University, 1981: SUN.
  • Three Rivers, 1979: PERQ.