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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]].
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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 5160]] - XT
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* [[IBM XT]] - Formally, the IBM 5160
* [[IBM 5170]] - AT
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* [[IBM AT]] - Formally, the IBM 5170
  
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IBM finally exited the personal computer market in 2005, selling their PC business to [[Lenovo]].
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[[Category: IBM PCs]]

Revision as of 12:54, 19 October 2018

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.