See Also: Photo Gallery The Modern PC Turns 30 This Day in Tech Aug. 12, 1981: IBM Gets Personal With 5150 PC Facing me is an original edition of \[…\] Skip to main content.

ibm (CBS) - Happy birthday to IBM's Model 5150, which supported only 40 characters, 16 colors, 160KB floppies and a joystick port. In case you don't remember, this personal computer was introduced ...

You’ll all be familiar with the PC, the ubiquitous x86-powered workhorse of desktop and portable computing. All modern PCs are descendants of the original from IBM, the model 5150 which made its ...

Go to updated and illustrated post. 1981: IBM introduces the 5150 personal computer. It will sweep away the competition and effectively have the field to itself, for a while. Before 1980, IBM made ...

This week marks the 30th anniversary of the IBM 5150 PC, the company's first personal computer. Until 1981, IBM had mostly been focused on large-scale mainframe computing for businesses, but with ...

Ars Technica’s chronicle of purchasing and using the Book 8088 is a fascinating blend of technical details and nostalgia—especially for me, as my first PC was technically an IBM PC 5150.

The result of a small team of IBM engineers' 13-month struggle in a Boca Raton, Fla. plant, the IBM 5150 had less power than today's calculators or digital wristwatches.

Launched on August 12, 1981, the IBM 5150 celebrates its 40th anniversary this week. Image: IBM. T his week marked the 40th anniversary of the IBM 5150. A revolutionary invention, it brought ...

Three decades of playing it hard but playing it safe. IBM celebrates their 30th anniversary with their 30th edition software update with the people they have served all these years, almost everyone.

IBM Model 5150 1 Articles . Book8088 Slows Down To Join The Demoscene. September 12, 2023 by Dan Maloney 9 Comments . As obsolete as the original IBM Model 5150 PC may appear, it’s pretty much ...