IBM PC

IBM PC™ (Personal Computer), is a trademark of IBM. The predecessor of the current personal computers and progenitor of the IBM PC compatible hardware platform, it was introduced in August 1981. The original model was designated the IBM 5150. It was created by a team of 12 engineers and designers under the direction of Don Estridge of the IBM Entry Systems Division. The introduction of the PC changed the world of IBM in 1981.

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

The phrase "personal computer" was common currency before 1981, and was used as early as 1972 to characterize Xerox PARC's Alto. However, due to the success of the IBM PC, what had been a generic term came to mean specifically a microcomputer compatible with IBM's specification. (Twenty years after the original IBM PC was introduced, the term "personal computer" was still occasionally used, although very seldom, in the wider generic sense.)

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

During the second quarter of 2005, the Chinese Lenovo Group secured the rights to produce IBM branded personal computers. This move reflects IBM's present lack of interest in the personal computer in favor of the server/mainframe markets, as well as providing business consulting and IT services markets.

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

Note the following distinctions within the general subject of personal computers :

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

• For details on "PC compatible" computers (aka "PC clones" or just "PC"s, and making up the majority of today's computers), see IBM PC compatible
• For a discussion of generic "personal computers", see personal computer
• For details of the second generation of microcomputers, which largely died out with the Personal Computer revolution, see home computer
IBM PC: The IBM PC concept ►



 

Trademark: A trademark (Commonwealth English: trade mark) is a distinctive sign of some kind which is used by a business to identify itself and its products and services to consumers, and to set the business and its products or services apart from those of other businesses. A trademark is a type of intellectua...

IBM: :Big Blue redirects here. For the movie, see The Big Blue....

IBM PC compatible: IBM PC compatible refers to a class of computers which make up the vast majority of smaller computers (microcomputers) on the market today. They are based (without IBM's participation) on the original IBM PC. They use the Intel x86 architecture (or an architecture made to emulate it) and are capable...




IBM PC related Images and Photos (experimental)

PC Case Badges	F.E.A.R. 3 (PC)	PC Diagnostic Dice	Flexi PC Pet ID Tag
Streamzap PC Remote	Lego Batman (PC)	The Office PC Game	Batman: Arkham City (PC)
26-Piece PC Repair Tool Kit	Bulls 2 Pc Pilsner Gift Set	Lego Star Wars (PC)	LEGO Universe PC