RAIR Advert - December 1979

This an very early advert for RAIR - the enigmatic British company which started out in 1978 as a time-share consultancy and supplier of terminals.

It shows a range of peripherals that would be needed for the average minicomputer system that was still popular at the time, despite the launch of all-in-ones like the Commodore PET and the Apple II, a couple of years before.

The hardware on show isn't especially cheap. Even the Hazeltine H1400 "dumb" terminal at the top was £550, or about £3,800 in 2024, whilst the Hyterm daisy-wheel terminal/printer was a truly eye-watering £1,900 - that's about £13,100 now.