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The '''IBM PC''' is the name for a ground-breaking series of [[personal computer]]s produced by [[International Business Machines|IBM]]. | The '''IBM PC''' is the name for a ground-breaking series of [[personal computer]]s produced by [[International Business Machines|IBM]]. | ||
They instantly became a huge sales success, since they combined reasonable hardware with the authority of the 'IBM' name. A desire on the part of other manufacturers to 'get in on' that market led to the development of the first [[IBM-compatible PC]], which would run any and all software which ran on the IBM PC, by [[Compaq]]. | They instantly became a huge sales success, since they combined reasonable [[hardware]] with the authority of the 'IBM' name. A desire on the part of other manufacturers to 'get in on' that market led to the development of the first [[IBM-compatible PC]], which would run any and all [[software]] which ran on the IBM PC, by [[Compaq]]. | ||
The first several models in the line are: | The first several models in the line are: | ||
* [[IBM 5150]] | * [[IBM 5150]] | ||
* [[IBM | * [[IBM XT]] - Formally, the IBM 5160 | ||
* [[IBM | ** [[XT/370]] | ||
* [[IBM AT]] - Formally, the IBM 5170 | |||
IBM finally exited the personal computer market in 2005, selling their PC business to [[Lenovo]]. | IBM finally exited the personal computer market in 2005, selling their PC business to [[Lenovo]]. | ||
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[[Category:IBM | ==External links== | ||
* [https://spectrum.ieee.org/how-the-ibm-pc-won-then-lost-the-personal-computer-market How the IBM PC Won, Then Lost, the Personal Computer Market] | |||
[[Category: IBM PCs]] | |||
Latest revision as of 13:37, 16 November 2024
The IBM PC is the name for a ground-breaking series of personal computers produced by IBM.
They instantly became a huge sales success, since they combined reasonable hardware with the authority of the 'IBM' name. A desire on the part of other manufacturers to 'get in on' that market led to the development of the first IBM-compatible PC, which would run any and all software which ran on the IBM PC, by Compaq.
The first several models in the line are:
IBM finally exited the personal computer market in 2005, selling their PC business to Lenovo.
