IBM Personal Computer - Wikipedia
The 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
An open standard fuels a market revolution. In the next decade, IBM introduced personal computers that increased processing speed tenfold over its original PC, increased the instruction execution rate by 100, grew system memory from 16 kilobytes to 16 megabytes, and boosted system storage by a factor of 10,000.
List of IBM Personal Computer models - Wikipedia
The IBM Personal Computer, commonly known as the IBM PC, spanned multiple models in its first generation (including the PCjr, the Portable PC, the XT, the AT, the Convertible, and the /370 systems, among others), from 1981 to 1987.
40 Years Later: What Was it Like to Use an IBM PC in 1981? - How-To Geek
2021年8月12日 · 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 buy and use one in the early 1980s.
IBM's Invention of the First Personal Computer - ThoughtCo
2019年5月11日 · In July of 1980, IBM representatives met for the first time with Microsoft's Bill Gates to talk about writing an operating system for IBM's new hush-hush "personal" computer. IBM had been observing the growing personal computer market for some time.
The complete history of the IBM PC, part one: The deal of the …
2017年6月30日 · 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
2021年8月11日 · IBM Personal Computer (1981) CPU: 4.77MHz Intel 8088. RAM: 16K-256K (640K with expansion card) Price: $1,565-$4,500 (about $4,700-$13,450 today) IBM intended its PC to compete with...
The true story behind the IBM Personal Computer | ITPro
2021年12月3日 · The industry-creating IBM Personal Computer 5150 turned 40 this year. To mark the occasion, we reveal the story of its birth – and destroy one long-running myth in the process
Influence of the IBM PC on the personal computer market
IBM's influence on the industry decreased, as competition increased and rivals introduced computers that improved on IBM's designs while maintaining compatibility. In 1986 the Compaq Deskpro 386 was the first computer based on the Intel 80386. In 1987 IBM unsuccessfully attempted to regain leadership of the market with the Personal System/2 ...
IBM Personal Computer – Retro Viator
2024年4月28日 · On August 12, 1981, Don Estridge introduced IBM’s Personal Computer to the world. For the first time, IBM would sell a product through retail partners Sears and Computerland rather than using its dedicated sales teams.