The PC 5150 was IBM's most successful attempt at a personal computer at the time and was used as the basis for most computers that followed. The basic unit sold for $1,565, and the full model for ...

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Forty years ago IBM introduced its first personal computer, the model 5150,. IBM was a latecomer to the home computer market. Apple II, the Tandy Radio Shack TRS-80, and the Commodore PET (short fo… ...

IBM didn’t officially enter the “personal” market until 1981, when it jump-started sales with the introduction of its much-copied IBM PC.But in the late ‘70s, it made the same strides ...

William C. Lowe, an IBM executive who led the team that developed the IBM personal computer in the early 1980s, died Oct. 19 in Lake Forest, Ill.

On this day, August 12 in 1981, the biggest shake-up in the history of computing took place at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York City: The IBM Personal Computer model 5150 was released.

Over 150 IBM employees were involved in the PC’s development. The initial PCs were made with commercial off-the-shelf parts, and included features such as floppy disk ports and cassette tape drives.

"IBM didn't invent the personal computer but they don't know that," Cringley titles his blog post. "This sin shall not go unpunished.

William C. Lowe was one of the guiding forces behind bringing IBM’s personal computer to market.The longtime IBM executive used a combination of business savvy and persuasion skills to get the ...

The PC 5150 was IBM's most successful attempt at a personal computer at the time and was used as the basis for most computers that followed. The basic unit sold for $1,565, and the full model for ...