Casio TUC Compuwriter
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Casio TUC Compuwriter[1] is a relay computer produced by Casio by combining Casio AL-1 with a Toshiba electric typewriter. It was the world's first automatic output generator and a precursor of office computers.
Casio TUC Compuwriter was released in February 1961. It combined Casio AL-1 with an electric typewriter[2] to fulfill 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]
