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    The IBM Personal Computer (model 5150, commonly known as the IBM PC) is the first microcomputer released in the IBM PC model line and the basis for the...
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    IBM PC compatible computers are similar to the original IBM PC, XT, and AT, all from computer giant IBM, that are able to use the same software and expansion...
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    IBM PC DOS (commonly called The IBM Personal Computer DOS and PC DOS), an acronym for IBM Personal Computer Disk Operating System, is a discontinued disk...
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    The Personal Computer Series, or PC Series, was IBM's follow-up to the Personal System/2 and PS/ValuePoint. Announced in October 1994 and withdrawn in...
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    worldwide. IBM entered the microcomputer market in the 1980s with the IBM Personal Computer, which soon became known as PC, one of IBM's best selling...
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    The IBM Personal Computer AT (model 5170, abbreviated as IBM AT or PC/AT) was released in 1984 as the fourth model in the IBM Personal Computer line,...
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    The IBM Personal Computer XT (model 5160, often shortened to PC/XT) is the second computer in the IBM Personal Computer line, released on March 8, 1983...
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    The IBM RT PC (RISC Technology Personal Computer) is a family of workstation computers from IBM introduced in 1986. These were the first commercial computers...
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    The IBM PCjr (pronounced "PC junior") was a home computer produced and marketed by IBM from March 1984 to May 1985, intended as a lower-cost variant of...
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    Code page 437 (redirect from IBM 437)
    is the character set of the original IBM PC (personal computer). It is also known as CP437, OEM-US, OEM 437, PC-8, or DOS Latin US. The set includes all...
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  • The keyboard for IBM PC-compatible computers is standardized. However, during the more than 30 years of PC architecture being frequently updated, many...
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    The IBM PC Convertible (model 5140) is a laptop computer made by IBM, first sold in April 1986. The Convertible was IBM's first laptop-style computer...
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  • The acquisition of IBM Personal Systems Group, the PC business arm of International Business Machines (IBM) Corporation, by Lenovo was announced on December...
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    The IBM 3270 PC (IBM System Unit 5271), is a personal computer developed by IBM and released in October 1983. Although its hardware is mostly identical...
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    BIOS (redirect from IBM PC BIOS)
    process (power-on startup). The BIOS firmware comes pre-installed on an IBM PC or IBM PC compatible's system board and exists in some UEFI-based systems to...
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    PS/2 is IBM's second generation of personal computers. Released in 1987, it officially replaced the IBM PC, XT, AT, and PC Convertible in IBM's lineup...
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    A PC speaker is a loudspeaker built into some IBM PC compatible computers. The first IBM Personal Computer, model 5150, employed a standard 2.25 inch magnetic...
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    that IBM demonstrated in 1973. In January 1978 IBM announced the IBM 5110, its larger cousin. The 5100 was withdrawn in March 1982. When the PC was introduced...
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    (1981) Japan-only IBM PC variants: IBM 5550 IBM JX IBM PS/55 IBM Palm Top PC 110 IBM IntelliStation List of IBM products IBM PC compatible IBM Personal System/2...
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    plugged into an electric socket. When the IBM PC was introduced in 1981, it was originally designated as the IBM 5150, putting it in the "5100" series, though...
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    and a wide range of users, and the PC-98 dominated the Japanese PC market with more than 60% market share by 1991. IBM clones lacked sufficient graphics...
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  • Model 5150 (IBM PC) in 1981. IBM released four different versions of the Microsoft BASIC interpreter, licensed from Microsoft for the PC and PCjr. They...
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    DOS (redirect from PC DOS (compatible))
    family of disk-based operating systems for IBM PC compatible computers. The DOS family primarily consists of IBM PC DOS and a rebranded version, Microsoft's...
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  • Code page (redirect from IBM CPGID)
    variations of IBM's extended ASCII encoding as used in its PC hardware. With the release of PC DOS version 3.3 (and the near identical MS-DOS 3.3) IBM introduced...
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    mostly developed by Microsoft. Collectively, MS-DOS, its rebranding as IBM PC DOS, and a few operating systems attempting to be compatible with MS-DOS...
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    computers as well as general computer software are considered synonymous with IBM PC compatible systems; while mobile devices – smartphones and tablets, such...
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    and was quickly replaced by the IBM Convertible, only roughly two years after its debut. The Portable was basically a PC/XT motherboard, transplanted into...
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    1992 IBM PC Server 300, 1994 IBM PC Server 310 (PCI/ISA), 1996 IBM PC Server 315 (PCI/ISA), 1996 IBM PC Server 320 (PCI/EISA), 1996 IBM PC Server 325...
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  • known as the IBM Personal Computer Company (IBM PC Co.) following a fierce price war in the PC market leading to shrinking profit margins for IBM. This restructuring...
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  • through a number of name changes in the interim. It was changed in 1996 to IBM PC SystemView. Later that same year, it was renamed to TME 10 NetFinity. The...
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