Ask HN: What is the weirdest Hardware you have used as a workstation

Posted by arthem on Monday May 24, 2021 @07:39PM
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Re:Ask HN: What is the weirdest Hardware you have used as a ... by AnimalMuppet on Monday May 24, 2021 @07:53PM (#27271095)

There was a development machine for an embedded system that had dual 8085 (!) processors. With those processors, you'd guess that it didn't do a GUI, and you'd be right. It didn't even multitask between processors in the conventional sense. But there was a key that would toggle which was the active processor, and it would take over the display and IO.

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Re:Ask HN: What is the weirdest Hardware you have used as a ... by arthem on Monday May 24, 2021 @09:19PM (#27271677)

Interesting! Anywhere that I could get some more information on that?

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Re:Ask HN: What is the weirdest Hardware you have used as a ... by AnimalMuppet on Monday May 24, 2021 @10:51PM (#27272136)

Not through me, sorry. This was about 1986, and it was an old system then. I don't remember the brand, still less the model name.

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Re:Ask HN: What is the weirdest Hardware you have used as a ... by Spooky23 on Monday May 24, 2021 @08:24PM (#27271311)

An awful SCO Unix server that was pressed into service as a workstation to maintain a contract on life support.

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