1982's Canon AS-100 Computer Workstation

Big. Weird. Customizable. And wonderful. With a jog dial controller.

In 1982, Canon released the AS-100 computer. A fascinating — and awesome looking — computer workstation that was aimed squarely at the business market.

Let’s take a close look at the AS-100 — the second computer released by the famous printer company. A weird, wonderful, quite customizable machine capable of running both CP/M and MS-DOS… but which was not exactly IBM PC Compatible.

Ain’t she a beauty?