It was the result of a collaborative project between ICL, Sinclair Research and British Telecom begun in 1983, originally intended to incorporate Sinclair's flat-screen CRT technology. The One Per Desk was built by International Computers Limited (ICL) and launched in the United Kingdom in 1984.
The One Per Desk, or OPD, was an innovative hybrid personal computer/telecommunications terminal based on the hardware of the Sinclair QL. Merlin Tonto at The National Museum of Computing
Personal computer / telecommunications terminal
