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AXLON DATALINK SERIES 1000.
Personal computer terminal, 165 x 85 x 35 mm, San Jose, 1982, plastic and aluminum, full QWERTY keyboard with case,

5 December 2018, 14:00 EST
New York

US$600 - US$800

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AXLON DATALINK SERIES 1000.

Personal computer terminal, 165 x 85 x 35 mm, San Jose, 1982, plastic and aluminum, full QWERTY keyboard with case, television interface with connector cable, acoustic coupler with case, power adaptor, original manual.

Nolan Bushnell moved on after selling Atari and tried a number of ventures including Axlon who produced toy robots, but also this portable, battery-powered computer terminal which allowed users to go online with its internal modem and 16-character display. It also allowed the user to utilize a television for display, the interface for which is included here. Advertisements of the time touted that the unit was "ready for action for stock quotes, airline schedules, electronic banking and mail, government and business reports, remote order entries, or a thousand-and-one other tasks." Clearly decades ahead of its time.

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