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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.  
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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]], 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===
 
===Some workstations===
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* Apollo, 1980: DN series.
 
* Apollo, 1980: DN series.
 
* MIT, 1979: Nu Machine.
 
* MIT, 1979: Nu Machine.
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* [[MIT AI Lab|MIT]], 1978: [[CADR]] [[LISP machine]]
 
* Silicon Graphics, 1984: IRIS 1000.
 
* Silicon Graphics, 1984: IRIS 1000.
* Stanford University, 1981: SUN.
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* Stanford University, 1981: [[Stanford University Network workstation|SUN]].
 
* Three Rivers, 1979: PERQ.
 
* Three Rivers, 1979: PERQ.
  
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* [[Imlac]], 1970: [[Imlac PDS-1|PDS-1]]
 
* [[Imlac]], 1970: [[Imlac PDS-1|PDS-1]]
 
* [[Xerox PARC]], 1973: [[Alto]]
 
* [[Xerox PARC]], 1973: [[Alto]]
* [[MIT AI Lab|MIT]], 1974: CONS [[LISP machine]]
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* MIT, 1974: [[CONS]] LISP machine
  
 
==See also==
 
==See also==

Revision as of 16:04, 27 January 2023

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.
  • MIT, 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 has some or all of the attributes, but are usually not regarded as workstations.

See also