IBM Personal Computer
Model or Identifier: Personal Computer
Manufacturer: IBM
Date: August 1981
USA
The IBM PC was designed to be an open architecture which led to its success as the most popular computer design in history to date. Most modern personal computers can trace their history back to this machine. The PC was a major departure from the powerful and expensive computers IBM was known for. The design team was given significant latitude to innovate and used non-proprietary components and software. Due to the machine?s open architecture, many 3rd party manufacturers developed expansion cards for the PC. The PC was incredibly successful for IBM. However, due to the open architecture, within a year, PC clones began to enter the market.
Additional Information:
Specifications
Released: August 1981
Processor: Intel 8088
Video: IBM Color Graphics Adapter
RAM: 16kb Cost: $1565
IBM Personal Computer - Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBM_Personal_Computer
Watch ""1984 IBM Personal Computer commercial"" on YouTube: https://youtu.be/1t6o48tHSME
Model or Identifier: Personal Computer
Manufacturer: IBM
Date: August 1981
USA
The IBM PC was designed to be an open architecture which led to its success as the most popular computer design in history to date. Most modern personal computers can trace their history back to this machine. The PC was a major departure from the powerful and expensive computers IBM was known for. The design team was given significant latitude to innovate and used non-proprietary components and software. Due to the machine?s open architecture, many 3rd party manufacturers developed expansion cards for the PC. The PC was incredibly successful for IBM. However, due to the open architecture, within a year, PC clones began to enter the market.
Additional Information:
Specifications
Released: August 1981
Processor: Intel 8088
Video: IBM Color Graphics Adapter
RAM: 16kb Cost: $1565
IBM Personal Computer - Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBM_Personal_Computer
Watch ""1984 IBM Personal Computer commercial"" on YouTube: https://youtu.be/1t6o48tHSME
Model or Identifier: Personal Computer
Manufacturer: IBM
Date: August 1981
USA
The IBM PC was designed to be an open architecture which led to its success as the most popular computer design in history to date. Most modern personal computers can trace their history back to this machine. The PC was a major departure from the powerful and expensive computers IBM was known for. The design team was given significant latitude to innovate and used non-proprietary components and software. Due to the machine?s open architecture, many 3rd party manufacturers developed expansion cards for the PC. The PC was incredibly successful for IBM. However, due to the open architecture, within a year, PC clones began to enter the market.
Additional Information:
Specifications
Released: August 1981
Processor: Intel 8088
Video: IBM Color Graphics Adapter
RAM: 16kb Cost: $1565
IBM Personal Computer - Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBM_Personal_Computer
Watch ""1984 IBM Personal Computer commercial"" on YouTube: https://youtu.be/1t6o48tHSME