The evolution of personal computers began with prototypes like Hewlett-Packard's HP 9100A scientific calculator, Apple's Apple I and Apple II, and culminated in IBM's 5150 Personal Computer in 1981, which became a staple in businesses globally. We could argue that the first computer was the ...
In 1981, the International Business Machine (IBM) company decided to enter the personal computer world. With their massive resources and decades of experience creating mainframes, they released their own desktop, which they called the PC 5150. This was the first widespread use of the term PC, ...
Argues that the exit by IBM Corp. from the personal computer (PC) business which it pioneered, as affirmed by the news that IBM is selling its PC business to China's computer manufacturer Lenovo, really started in 1981 when it signed a deal ...
It combines at least a monitor, CPU, storage, and speakers into a single package that tidies up your desk. It’s not a form factor invented by Apple; rather, it was pioneered by Hewlett-Packard with its HP 9830programmable calculatorfrom the early 1970s. IBM’s all-in-oneSCAMP prototype...
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On August 12, 1981, at a press conference at the Waldorf Astoria ballroom in New York City, Don Estridge announced the IBM PC at US$1,565. This was much lower than the release price of the Apple III. IBM, the computer giant, demonstrated the seriousness and potential of personal computi...
‘SuperSet software’, a small company founded in 1981 in Utah, were responsible for the first ever game featuring networked game play. The text-based game, Snipes, was played between multiple people on multiple IBM personal computer systems in 1983. It was done to test and demonstrate the ca...
1985 IBM PC-XT with 8086 and 10M hard drive. Coupled to an Okidata dot matrix. I want to say it cost around $5K back then, but made college sooooo much easier. Upgraded to a color monitor a couple of years later. Prev 1 2 3 4 Next You must log in or register to reply here...
1981 Initial release of the text-based MS-DOS by Microsoft, licensed by IBM for its PC. 1982 The US Department of Defense makes IP the only approved protocol on ARPANET. 1982 First definition of the Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) for email in RFC 821. 1983 Creation of the Domain ...
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