IBM Personal Computer - Wikipedia
WEBThe IBM Personal Computer (model 5150, commonly known as the IBM PC) is the first microcomputer released in the IBM PC model line and the basis for the IBM PC compatible de facto standard.
The IBM PC
WEBThe IBM PC could connect to a television and enabled users to process text and play games. It streamlined business operations, spurred the development of the software industry and vaulted computing into the mainstream.
40 Years Later: What Was it Like to Use an IBM PC in 1981? - How-To Geek
WEBAug 12, 2021 · Forty years ago today---on August 12, 1981 ---IBM introduced the very first IBM Personal Computer, also known as the IBM PC (Model 5150). It sold well and set standards that are still with us today. Here's what it was like to …
The complete history of the IBM PC, part one: The deal of the …
WEBJun 30, 2017 · The original IBM PC 5150, with a printer, introduced in August 1981. This wasn't really the first IBM personal computer, however... (read part one of the story to find out more).
The Golden Age of IBM PCs - PCMag
WEBAug 11, 2021 · Over the next decade, the IBM PC platform rose to near-absolute dominance. All the while, IBM itself lost market share to clone makers like Compaq, Dell, …
The PS/2 | IBM
WEBThen came the model 5150, commonly known as the IBM PC. Introduced in August 1981, it was the company’s first true mass-market computer, and more than 750,000 machines were sold within two years — far exceeding internal expectations and solidifying IBM as a leader in the space.
Project Chess: The Story Behind the Original IBM PC - PCMag
WEBOn August 12, 1981, IBM introduced the IBM Personal Computer. This wasn't the first PC, but it did create the standards that in many ways have dominated personal computing for most of the...
The Original IBM PC: Lessons Learned | PCMag
WEBNov 22, 2022 · The IBM PC was introduced on August 12, 1981. I’ve written about the team who created the PC and why they chose an open architecture, how they ended up with Microsoft’s DOS as the standard...
Inside the IBM PC 5150: The first-ever IBM PC - PCWorld
WEBAug 12, 2016 · 35 years ago (today), IBM launched the most influential commercial computer system of all time, the IBM PC 5150. Over the past three and a half decades, architectural descendants of this...
IBM's Invention of the First Personal Computer - ThoughtCo
WEBMay 11, 2019 · The year is 1980 and IBM representatives meet in secret with Bill Gates to talk about an operating system for a hush-hush new personal computer, the IBM PC.
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