RAIR Advert - December 1979
From Practical Computing
RAIR - Terminals for your micro
This is a very early advert for RAIR - the enigmatic British company which started out as a time-share consultancy and supplier of terminals.
It shows a range of peripherals that would be needed for the average minicomputer system that was still popular at the time, despite the launch of all-in-ones like the Commodore PET and the Apple II, a couple of years before.
The hardware on show isn't especially cheap. Even the Hazeltine H1400 "dumb" terminal at the top was £550, or about £3,540 in 2024, whilst the Hyterm daisy-wheel terminal/printer was a truly eye-watering £1,900 - that's about £12,200 now.
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