It’s not that IBM invented the personal computer — far from it. But the birth of the PC brought personal computers to the mainstream, especially in offices, and — much to IBM’s chagrin ...

Despite the popularity of the IBM PC in the West during the 1980s ... Although the NEC PC-9800 series of computers was primarily focused on Japanese businesses with its release in the early ...

In 1980 Microsoft is approached by IBM to develop BASIC for its personal computer project. The IBM PC is released in August, 1981. The Apple Macintosh debuts in 1984. It features a simple ...

IBM has reached a definitive agreement to sell its PC division to China-based computer vendor Lenovo Group in a deal that will effectively create a $12 billion PC company that will compete against ...

The world of vintage computer collecting is a fascinating blend of history, nostalgia, and technological appreciation.

The original PC launched by IBM in 1981 used Intel's 16-bit 8088 ... Nobody knew it would evolve into the world's largest desktop computer standard. Subsequent 32-bit 386, 486 and Pentium CPUs ...