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The Wyse WY-50 terminal was introduced in 1983 at a price of $695.<ref>[http://books.google.com/books?id=xg3P92QsSqIC&lpg=RA1-PA68&pg=RA1-PA68 "Wyse Unveils Two Terminals, One for X3.64"], Computerworld, October 3, 1983, pg. 68.</ref>
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The Wyse WY-50 terminal was introduced in 1983 at a price of $695.<ref>[http://books.google.com/books?id=xg3P92QsSqIC&lpg=RA1-PA68&pg=RA1-PA68 "Wyse Unveils Two Terminals, One for X3.64"], Computerworld, October 3, 1983, pg. 68.</ref>  In September, 1986 the price was cut from $599 to $499.<ref>[http://books.google.com/books?id=vrrvpxLbx7UC&lpg=PA33&pg=PA19 "ASCII terminal prices dip"], Computerworld, September 22, 1986, pg. 19</ref>
  
 
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Revision as of 05:15, 9 March 2012

The Wyse WY-50 terminal was introduced in 1983 at a price of $695.[1] In September, 1986 the price was cut from $599 to $499.[2]

Features:

  • 14-inch display
  • non-glare green phosphor display
  • 132 column display
  • 101-key detached keyboard
  • 16 programmable function keys
  • configuration stored in NVRAM

References

  1. "Wyse Unveils Two Terminals, One for X3.64", Computerworld, October 3, 1983, pg. 68.
  2. "ASCII terminal prices dip", Computerworld, September 22, 1986, pg. 19