console

console definition - computer

(1) The physical control panel on a computer or electronic device.

(2) A terminal or desktop computer used to monitor and control a network.

(3) Any display terminal.

(4) The software user interface to any monitoring, management or control system. See Microsoft Management Console, HMI and OI.

(5) A game machine. See video game console.


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Consoles that Were Consoles!

Up until the late 1970s, computers were designed with panels of blinking lights, which added to their aura of science fiction. The designs gave each computer a personality that is lacking in many of today's machines. (Top image courtesy of The Computer Museum History Center. Bottom image courtesy of Unisys Corporation.)






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