Casio TUC Compuwriter
Casio TUC Compuwriter[1] is a relay computer produced by Casio that uses with a Toshiba electric typewriter. It was the world's first automatic output generator and a precursor of office computers.
History
[edit]Casio TUC Compuwriter was released in February 1961. It used an electric typewriter[2] to give an input and th computer fulfilled the demand of generating documents in offices. It was the world's first automatic output generator and, together with NEAC-1201 and USAC-3010, one of the pioneers of office computers.[3]
The computer was produced by Casio and sold by its partner Uchida Yoko. The typewriter was made by Toshiba. Therefore, the computer was named as the combination their names: (T)oshiba, (U)shida Yoko and (C)asio. It was initially sold for ¥965,000.[4]
Functionality
[edit]TUC Compuwriter was done by assembling a relay computer and a typewriter. The operator could program spreadsheets in linkage by inserting the numerical input through the typewriter and the computer automatically printed the output in the designated space in a table or in a document format.[4][5]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "Casio TUC compuwriter". Casio. Archived from the original on 21 April 2026. Retrieved 21 April 2026.
- ↑ "Tokyo factory completed in Yamato-machi, Kitatama-gun (now Higashi Yamato City), Tokyo". Casio. Archived from the original on 21 April 2026. Retrieved 21 April 2026.
- ↑ "Brief History". IPSJ Computer Museum. Archived from the original on 1 February 2026. Retrieved 21 April 2026.
- 1 2 "【Casio】 TUC Compuwriter". IPSJ Computer Museum. Archived from the original on 6 March 2026. Retrieved 21 April 2026.
- ↑ "Casio Computer Co., Ltd. Founded". Casio. Archived from the original on 21 April 2026. Retrieved 21 April 2026.
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