Core Memory: Photographs of Vintage Computers

Neiman Marcus Kitchen Computer, 1969

Neiman Marcus Kitchen Computer, 1969
Marketed to housewives for the storage of recipes, the Kitchen Computer appeared in the Neiman Marcus 1969 catalogue, at a retail price of $10,600. It did not have a keyboard; its user interface consisted of binary lights and switches. There is no evidence that any ever sold.

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