The authors chose the IBM-PC, AT, or XT (which can apply to clones as long as they have expansion slots to accomodate boards) as their example, and use Turbo Pascal (Version 4.0 or greater) throughout ...

We’ve read a number of histories of the IBM PC and lived through that time, too. But we enjoyed [Gareth Edwards’] perspective in a post entitled The Misfit who Built the IBM PC. The titular ...

Just over 43 years ago, the dawn of a new era started when IBM launched the first true personal computer, the 5150 which I ...

[Yeo Kheng Meng] didn’t cheat by simply running MS-DOS on a modern PC, either: he tested the client on a real 1984 vintage IBM 5155 Portable PC. This semi-portable PC/XT model sports a 4.77 MHz ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Just over 43 years ago, the dawn of a new era started when IBM launched the first true ...