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The IBM PC, also established the 8 bit expansion slot, or [[ISA]] bus standard.
 
The IBM PC, also established the 8 bit expansion slot, or [[ISA]] bus standard.
[[IBM 5150 motherboard.jpg|thumb|right|200px|IBM PC Motherboard]]
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The PC was replaced by the wildly popular [[IBM XT]].
 
The PC was replaced by the wildly popular [[IBM XT]].

Revision as of 04:33, 4 August 2010

The IBM 5150 was IBM's entry into the personal computer marketplace, the IBM PC. The original configuration was for 64kb of ram, and a tape drive, but could be expanded to include a diskette drive, and a hard disk. Back then, both types of disk drives were of the 5 1/4" full height form factor.

The IBM PC, also established the 8 bit expansion slot, or ISA bus standard.

IBM PC Motherboard

The PC was replaced by the wildly popular IBM XT.