In 1981, a small IBM engineering team fitting off-the-shelf parts into a beige box and built the desktop PC that helped define home and office computing

In 1981, the technological company IBM did not intend to make a global cultural symbol. Instead, engineer Don Estridge ...
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CHRONOLOGY-Key dates in the history of the personal computer

TAIPEI, Jan 7 (Reuters) - This year will likely be the first year that laptop PC sales will outstrip those of desktop PCs. Here are some landmark dates in the history of personal computers which ...
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What happened to IBM PCs? Why the company stopped making them

IBM is an exceptionally old company, having originated in 1911, when it sold some of the earliest data tabulating machines, as well as the original punch-card data format. IBM was always quietly ...
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IBM Personal Computer AT, a Microcomputer

The IBM PC-AT was introduced in 1984. The "AT" stood for "advanced technology." The machine was the first upgrade from IBMs original PC architecture introduced in 1981 (the XT expanded storage options ...
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: Key dates in the history of the personal computer

TAIPEI (Reuters) - This year will likely be the first year that laptop PC sales will outstrip those of desktop PCs. Here are some landmark dates in the history of personal computers which evolved from ...