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- This IBM (Display Writer) you may call a computer, but actually it's a $10.000 typewriter from 1980, so 38 years old.
At that time this computer was owned by Douwe Egberts, a Dutch coffee brand who used this computer to manage their administration. Until the end of 2012 it was used daily by the last owner who managed his own administration. He sold it for $44,- with:
- The 1980 IBM DisplayWriter
- Two DaisyWheel printers
- Lots and lots of documentation
- Sixty 8" floppys
- The floppydrive, also called the Toaster
- Great historical value.
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Wow, does this bring back memories. I remember that noisy disk drive like it was yesterday.
I was lucky to work on an IBM Displaywriter at a Law School. I loved it.
I used one of these from 1980 to 1989 at my job at P&G. It was actually very nice for the time. Some of my co-workers were still using a typewriter and cutting and pasting!
I took a word processing course on the IBM Displaywriter at Control Data Institute in 1988. A Selectric printer, including the typeball element was attached to the Displaywriter. Afterwards, I wish I had a word processor for my own. Many years later, I began using a microcomputer, a color laser printer and a scanner in 2002, but did not look back. I liked working with the TextPak 4 program and it made using the Displaywriter easier to use. The keys had a nice tactile-like feel and were pleasant to the touch. I had better experience with the IBM Displaywriter than with Wang.
Wat een geweldig systeem. Ik heb precies hetzelfde setup gebruikt voor een jaar of twee. Gekocht in 91 of 92 van RDS Elektronics in Amersfoort. Precies dezelfde diskette doos ook! Het zal me niets verbazen als dit een systeem is waar ik Fred (eigenaar van RDS) geholpen heb kopietjes van de 8" diskettes te maken. Hij had 20 systemen, maar had slechts een set software! Het was niet eenvoudig, maar het gelukte me kopietjes te maken! Memories!
Gaaf hoor! Mijn IBM heb ik helaas in 2015 of 2016 moeten verkopen, ik weet dat er in Duitsland, uurtje of 1,5 van de grens eentje te koop is in onbekende staat. Had de eigenaar van RDS echt 20 van deze systemen?
@@OldComputersCollection een van de vele waardeloze systemen opgestapeld in zijn winkel: a03.veron.nl/6-september-viering-45-jaar-fred-vorstermans/
Volgens mij had hij all deze systemen in 89 of 90 gekocht, en zelfs toen was dit een antiek met weinig praktische waarde.
Alles van displaywriter was groot - maar de printer was simpelweg gigantisch. Leuk om een middag te vullen maar niet bepaald een praktisch systeem.
In our office in the early eighties we had them. In my opinion, despite it being a dedicated word processor, it's features were amazing. We had the daisy wheel printers that produced impecable text. At that time, it was fashionable to have secretaries. Ours were amazingly productive and created beautiful documents. I did use it personally a little bit and compared it to the early word processors of that time, such as Wordstar. I preferred the Displaywriter by far (not to confuse with the IBM Software called Displaywrite that ran in DOS computers)
Technically it is a computer it can even run CP/M86 but they sold it as a dedicated word processor.
It's use of the 8086 processor influenced the choice of the 8088 in the IBM 5150.
I've always wanted a IBM Displaywriter!
James Kalin
I have this computer .
How much money do you suggest?
Oh god, the memories....it took a slightly crazed person to operate one of these - I was very good at it :) I applied for a job at an office that had tried to train 3 people in one year to run their Displaywriter, with no luck...I had no computer experience and they weren't too keen on giving me a shot. This was in the early 80's, and offices were just getting computerized - the other machine I had to learn was a telex - now those were REALLY annoying :)
I worked for IBM and used to teach people how to use it. It was a great word processor.
Linda Skelcey I literally just found one of these can they work with out the floppies?
It should be in a museum for future generations to see how computers emerged 🤔
Let me guess that this machine also was related to the 8085-based IBM System/23 DataMaster developmed in 1978-80 (just like the IBM PC of 1981 was).
Can it loads a version of MS-DOS? I guess the BIOS is not compatible ?
I just acquired 12 of these complete systems 3 days ago. Was not sure what good they could be used for..
Do you have the original documentation? I was one of the instructional designers that designed and developed the user manuals and would love to have a copy of it. It is not a dutch computer. It was developed by IBM in the very early '80s and had what was probably the first user documentation for computers. We also developed a week-long classroom training program.
+Andrea Macaluso wow what a great story!
I’ll send you a personal message this evening (CET).
Great! Look forward to it. I have lots more info about the company that developed the training for IBM.
I think one of my sections of the document to develop was on how to print. We also taught them how to use a mouse, believe it or not!
I have that same system but not the printer, but i have Microsoft DOS for it
Wow i had exactely this unit with this typewriter printer from my fathers company many years ago before my first 386sx and disassembled it completely and tossed it away, what a pity!
did you say the exact thing on a reddit post or was that someone else?
I´am running MS-Dos on this system
I need to find one of these, i have been looking over 3 years for one
I have one at home, let us try to connect.
Knock youself out.
www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Computer-IBM-Visiotext-1982-in-perfect-working-order/332520601561
I have 12 of them..
Where are you located? If in EU, I would be interested to buy one...
Hello. I have the same system. How much is worth today?
this is a dutch computer :)
+Melhod Riperton it is!
I ever try to use IBM display writer on my 386 machine, and make me frustrated. Chi Writer and Wordstar is more easy to use then display writer.
Bijzonder ding!
Can you print something for me?
and I will provide my email address can you tell me how much you will charge and I will send the disk to you I used to use the displaywriter
muy viejo... jajaja
can you print something for me............just song lyrics
Too much moving of the camera makes watching what would be an interesting clip much harder.
Quit complaining.