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Visualtek DP-10 Large Print Display Processor

Visualtek

(a) Large Print Display Processor: rectangular cream aluminum case with rounded corners; front has power toggle on right, two ports for ribbon cable connectors, a female video-in jack and silkscreened label, "Visualtek Large Print Display Processor/Model DP-10"; back has fuse, power cable, auxiliary electrical outlet for monitor, female Sync Out and Video Out jacks, and manufacturer's labels; "Model DP-10/Serial No. 14953";; (b) Large Print Display Controller in cream plastic case with rounded corners and angled top with light blue faceplate; six black/white plastic contact switches in lower right below two red/black toggles; four white and two red toggles on left; black joystick in lower middle with eight position click dial above; controls adjust the magnification and navigation of a computer screen; gray and red ribbon cable to the processor emerges from back of the controller.

1983

Visualtek

Santa Monica, CA

Visualtek announced their DP-10 computer display magnifier for the Apple II series of computers in the Fall of 1983. The display required no other software, and allowed a user to scan a full screen of enlarged text or view it one line at a time. A shipping label with this unit indicated that it arrived at APH in October 1983. Given the excellent condition of the unit, it is likely it was purchased by APH to evaluate.

APH Collection, 2017.16.