Just over 43 years ago, the dawn of a new era started when IBM launched the first true personal computer, the 5150 which I ...

IBM Monday debuted Virtual Desktop for ... a way to deliver a single image of a desktop environment to all desktop and laptop computers throughout a company. That helps businesses deploy ...

IBM came to dominate the nascent market for mainframe computers, parlaying their experience into ‘small’, room-sized machines for commercial, scientific and military use, before ultimately becoming ...

A PC that is compatible with the IBM PC and PS/2 standards; essentially, every Windows PC on the market. This term is rarely heard anymore, but it was widely used in the early days when PC vendors ...

IBM's second successful commercial computer (the first was the 650). Introduced in 1959 and offered until 1971, the 1401 was an outstanding success. More than 12,000 systems were installed ...

Although desktop computers existed prior to 1977 ... which were offered pre-assembled with a monitor and keyboard. The IBM PC, however, wasn't released for another four years in 1981.

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