u/rosievee

"Computer" workstations

I was in a gifted program in New Jersey from 1982-85. One thing I've never been able to identify again is a "computer workstation" type device that looms large in my memory.

I don't think it was actually a PC, but it was an all in one unit with an integrated keyboard, a small 5x4" screen on the left, and a large format floppy disk or cartridge drive on the right. The screen was low res and backlit, not amber or green screen like a terminal of the same era. I feel like it made a "clunk" sound when you entered your choice on the keyboard. The monitor reminded me of slides or the vision test at the eye doctor. It had object matching games and word games and I always wanted to play with it. It might have been a reward for finishing up SRA units.

Can anyone identify these machines? I'm now a collector of vintage electronics and I would really kill to get my hands on one.

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u/rosievee — 6 days ago