AT 1332‐AL Monitor

One of Leading Edge's earliest hardware offerings was the AT−1332 AL monitor. The AT−1332 AL monitor was a CGA monitor that was most often paired with the Model M computer. When combined with the Model M, the pairing offered users a handsome computer system enhanced with a color computing experience. The monitor was able to display 16 colors in text mode and four colors when it displayed graphics.

The AT−1332 AL monitor was made in Japan by Mitsubishi in the early 1980s. This was prior to Leading Edge switching exclusively to Korea's Daewoo for their hardware manufacturing, so the AT−1332 AL monitor existed at the same time period as Leading Edge's DRC−1311 CGA monitor that was usually paired with the Model D computer.

As with its computer partner, the Model M, the AT−1332 AL monitor's styling was rather business−like, though the color aspect of the monitor betrayed the fact that as implied, was a monitor intended for multimedia uses. The 14" viewable screen was contained in an all plastic, beige−colored housing measuring 15" long by 14" wide and 12 ½" tall. At the front of the case is a simple design that is somewhat reminiscent of the Commodore 1902A monitor. The push button power switch at the lower right hand side of the front panel illuminates the red LED when powered on. Opposing the power switch on the left side is the Leading Edge logo. Below the power switch and logo is the main control panel that flips down to reveal adjustment potentiometers for the horizontal centering, contrast, and brightness. At the bottom front of the monitor is a three−position stand to adjust the angle of the monitor to the user's comfort. This stand is a simple metal bar that can be pulled out from whatever its current position was and set into one of three recesses molded into the case. The sides of the case were largely featureless with case venting on the large rear bucket and the same styling was seen at the top as well. At the rear was located the label indicating the model number, power usage requirements, and 60Hz NTSC given the region it was designed to be used. Below the label area were the two permanently attached power and video cables and two fine tuning adjustment potentiometers.