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Re:Sears has another chance to avoid closing down by Izkata on Wednesday January 09, 2019 @03:51PM (#18868755)
> so you could install them next to your sink in the kitchen so you could use them to help you with recipes.

Yikes, you just reminded me of a TV ad I saw in the late 90s, of a housewife using a device like that. I remember a CRT-style monitor, but it's faded enough that I can't remember any other details.

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Re:Sears has another chance to avoid closing down by kd5bjo on Thursday January 10, 2019 @04:13AM (#18872553)
In 1969, there was the Honeywell Kitchen Computer: https://www.computerhistory.org/revolution/minicomputers/11/...
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