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PERQ

The PERQ, also referred to as the Three Rivers PERQ or ICL PERQ, is a pioneering workstation computer produced in the late 1970s through the early 1980s. It is the first commercially produced personal workstation with a graphical user interface (GUI). The design of the PERQ was heavily influenced by the original workstation computer, the Xerox Alto…

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PERQ

Nodes117
Edges116
Triples159
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.017094
Components1

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related to PERQ 3 · 39
PERQ → Advanced Graphics Workstation, AGW3300, AMD, Andrew Chapman, Another, At, Brian Rosen, Conner Scelza, Conner Scelza Associates, Crosfield, Crosfield Electronics, Crosfield Studio, Direct Memory Access Controller, Don Scelza, England, Gibsonia, Hemel Hempstead, ICL, It, Jerry Conner
related to External links · 24
PERQ → About PERQ WorkstationsDigiBarn, Computing Division, Documentation, Edinburgh Regional Computing Center, Engineering Research Council, ERCC, F77, ICL, ICL Perq, ICL PerqRutherford Laboratory Atlas, ICL Technical Journal, Imp, Includes, Microsoft Windows/Mono, November, PERQemu, POS, Science, Single User System Programme, Some
related to Compilers · 17
PERQ → Ada, ALGOL, By, Edinburgh Portable Compilers Ltd, Edinburgh Regional Computing Center, EPCL, ERCC, F77, Flex, FORTRAN, ICL, Imp, Q-Code, Radar Establishment, The ERCC, The Royal Signals, This
has application · 15
PERQ → CAD, CMU, Dario Giuse, DP, Drawing Program, File Manager, Font Builder, Form Builder, Graphics Builder, Guide, Intran, KMS, MetaForm, The PERQ, ZOG
related to Peripherals · 11
PERQ → Canon CX, EIO, Ethernet, IEEE-488, OIO, Other, PERQlink, QIC-02, RS-232, Thus, Various
related to Processor · 11
PERQ → ALUs, Am2910, It, MHz, One, Processing, Raster-Op, The, The CPU, The PERQ CPU, WCS
related to PERQ 1 · 9
PERQ → CPU, It, KB, MB, RAM, Shugart SA-4000-series, The, The PERQ, WCS
related to Software · 9
PERQ → Code-like, In, Pascal, Pascal Evaluation Real Quick, PERQ Pascal, Q-Code, Qcode, The PERQ's, This
related to PERQ 2 · 8
PERQ → ICL-designed, It, Kristmas, MB, MB Micropolis Corporation, RAM, The PERQ, WCS CPU
related to Hardware · 6
PERQ → ICL, ICL-influenced, The, These, Three Rivers, UK

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workstation also computer icl produced 3rcc cpu disk interface graphics hardware known developed original system uk ethernet pascal hard compiler

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Sun Microsystemsinstance oflargely due to competition from other workstation manufacturers0.80text
Apollo Computerinstance oflargely due to competition from other workstation manufacturers0.80text
Silicon Graphics.Brian Roseninstance oflargely due to competition from other workstation manufacturers0.80text
one of the founders of 3RCCinstance oflargely due to competition from other workstation manufacturers0.80text
also worked at Xerox PARC on the Dolphin workstationinstance oflargely due to competition from other workstation manufacturers0.80text
Ethernet.A graphics tablet was standardinstance ofboard slot for additional interfaces0.80text
Lisp machinesinstance ofFLEX was implemented in microcode and similar to other early workstation systems0.80text
UCSD Pascal or Modula-2instance ofFLEX was implemented in microcode and similar to other early workstation systems0.80text
except that the language of choice was ALGOL 68instance ofFLEX was implemented in microcode and similar to other early workstation systems0.80text
PERQhas applicationThe PERQ0.60section
PERQhas applicationIntran0.60section
PERQhas applicationMetaForm0.60section

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