The personal computer industry began in 1977 ... In 1986, Compaq ushered in the first Intel 386-based machine. A year later, IBM introduced the PS/2 with improved graphics, a new 3.5" floppy ...

In January 1973, IBM engineer Paul Friedl ... calling him the "chief architect and inventor of the world's first personal computer." Friedl, who died in March 2016, maintained a forward vision—one ...

The titular character is Don Estridge, a decidedly atypical IBM employee who was instrumental in creating the personal computer market as we know it. It’s not that IBM invented the personal ...

Software Arts develops the first spreadsheet program ... is approached by IBM to develop BASIC for its personal computer project. The IBM PC is released in August, 1981. The Apple Macintosh ...

The 1980s brought us bulky personal computers, camcorders, and the first brick-to-your-ear cell phones — but they didn’t come ...

IBM was one of the earliest frontrunners in artificial intelligence. The company, known for designing some of the world’s ...

We saw the first personal computer introduced when Eddie Roberts debuted the Altair 8800 in 1975. The Apple I and II followed in 1976 and 1978, and the IBM PC in 1981. At the 25th birthday party ...

so IBM had to roll out the IBM7080, which was compatible, at least, with the 705. Both machines could run 650 code via emulation. Hardly a personal computer, this beast weighed over 23,000 pounds ...