Are they all grammatically correct and do they all have the same meaning ?
She was on the computer writing an email a minute or two ago.
She was at the computer writing an email a minute or two ago.
She was writing an email on the computer a minute or two ago.
She was writing an email at the computer a minute or two ago.
Answer
Literally speaking:
Cat on the computer:
Cat at the computer:
However, someone might be said to be "at the computer" just meaning that they are physically at the computer station without necessarily using it:
And they might be said to be "on the computer" meaning that their attention/activity is on using the computer:
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