- Moreover, the IBM PC was developed with off-the-shelf components and was not distributed or directly sold by IBM.
- IBM introduced its PC in 1981 with a folksy advertising campaign aimed at the general public. Yet, the IBM PC had its most profound impact in the corporate world.
- The models of IBM's first-generation Personal Computer (PC) series have names: IBM PC, IBM PC XT, IBM PC AT, Convertible and Portable.
- The first IBM PC ran on a 4.77 MHz Intel 8088 microprocessor. The PC came equipped with 16 kilobytes of memory, expandable to 256k.
- One could claim that the IBM PC was not really IBM's first PC at all. In September 1975 the company introduced the IBM 5100, its first "portable" computer.
- The IBM PC Model 5150 was originally introduced in August 1981. Price at Introduction: $1,995.00. Standard Memory: 16k bytes .
- One of the original marketing photos for the IBM 5150, the landmark personal computer that ushered in the PC revolution IBM.
- IBM PC DOS Version 1.1 No software was supplied bundled with the IBM PC, but a number of applications were available from IBM at launch, including
- It was the last of the open architecture IBM PCs. And from 1984 to about mid-1987, it was the fastest and most expensive IBM PC.