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In fact, word processing was and is so valuable that you could buy a dedicated word processor long before you could buy a personal computer. Behold the mighty
by Stratoscope 5y ago
In fact, word processing was and is so valuable that you could buy a dedicated word processor long before you could buy a personal computer.
Behold the mighty Wang:
https://www.google.com/search?q=wang+word+processor&tbm=isch https://www.google.com/search?q=wang+word+processor&tbm=isch
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wang_2200 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wang_2200
Only $7400 in 1973 ($43,000 in today's dollars).
- drewzero1 5y agoI had a Wang PC-280 [0] (80286) that I bought at a rummage sale (mostly because I was a kid and thought the name was hilarious). It was an absolute tank of a machine. I also had a Brother WP-80 [1] which was a more modern word processor that also included a spreadsheet function. [0] http://home.wxs.nl/~janvdv/wang/wangmuseumoverig.htm http://home.wxs.nl/~janvdv/wang/wangmuseumoverig.htm [1] http://oldcomputer.info/others/brother70/index.htm http://oldcomputer.info/others/brother70/index.htm