HP 2621A

By admin , 15 December 2015
2621A
Description

The 2621A was the first of the new "ET Head" terminals. Its CRT was 6 by 8.5 inches and displayed 24 lines of 80 characters in a 9 x 15 character cell matrix. The 2621P was introduced at the same time and priced at $2550; it included an internal thermal printer. HP got 300 orders for the new terminals within a week of introduction. HP shipped over 2,000 of the 2621 terminals in October of 1979.

Year First Manufactured
1978

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