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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. | ||
| + | * MIT, 1979: Nu Machine. | ||
| + | * Silicon Graphics, 1984: IRIS 1000. | ||
| + | * Stanford University, 1981: SUN. | ||
| + | * Three Rivers, 1979: PERQ. | ||
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| + | ==="Workstation-like" computers introduced before the concept=== | ||
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| + | These machines has some or all of the attributes, but are usually not regarded as workstations. | ||
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| + | * [[Imlac]], 1970: [[Imlac PDS-1|PDS-1]] | ||
| + | * [[Xerox PARC]], 1973: [[Alto]] | ||
| + | * [[MIT AI Lab|MIT]], 1974: CONS [[LISP machine]] | ||
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| + | ==See also== | ||
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| + | * [[:Category: Workstations]] | ||
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Revision as of 11:53, 25 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.
"Workstation-like" computers introduced before the concept
These machines has some or all of the attributes, but are usually not regarded as workstations.
- Imlac, 1970: PDS-1
- Xerox PARC, 1973: Alto
- MIT, 1974: CONS LISP machine
