* The machine was installed at an elementary school, for kids that age
* There were 30-40 40 column terminals around the room. They were either green or three color. Very large text and rudimentary graphics.
* There was one classic WYSE style 80 column amber terminal in the middle of the room where the operator sat.
* Any time we wanted to play a different game or run a different program, we'd line up to talk to the operator, who would then key in a two digit terminal identifier and then select the program that we'd see from a menu.
* I think the system had some kind of branding around the name "super computer." I don't know if this was the hardware, the software or some value added reseller branding.
* The actual machine was 6-8' tall and made loud and distinct fan noises that could be heard around the room at startup which took several minutes.
* There was a tape system for taking backups, I believe it was at the top of the chassis (5-6ish feet off the ground and front loading with large tape casettes)
* The year I encountered this system was probably around 1985, I'm guessing the installation was probably between 1 and 8 years old.
* The school district used HP3000s in administration, it may have been one of these, but I don't think they had 40 column graphical terminals.
If you can identify this system, please pipe up!
Any of these?