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Colour display in 79 ?
My TRS-80 Model 3 had a similar 80 characters x 16 lines display but monochrome in 1980, with 4kb of ram and cost $1000 USD. So this might be from just a few years later. I bet the screen shown in this ad was enhanced.
The TRS-80 COCO came out in 1980 and had 16 colors I believe. Mine had 16K, a tape drive, and no monitor (hooked mine up to my grandparents B&W TV).
Thanks, I figured someone would remember better than me. I forgot all about the CoCo.
Yea, I'm calling BS.
Though I'll say maybe... But I'm real sceptical.
Wow, did a quick search, they did have color at the time, wonder what tech they were using.
The Xerox Alto was 1973 and had a color GUI interface more than a decade before Apple or Microsoft had for their OSs.
Also it cost $32,000 in 1973 and was both computer, monitor, and desk all in one.
Can't find original Date.