The IBM Personal Computer, commonly called the IBM PC, is the first microcomputer in the IBM PC model line and the basis of the IBM PC compatible de facto standard. Released on August 12, 1981, it was created by a team of IBM engineers and designers in Boca Raton, Florida, directed by William C. Lowe and Philip Don Estridge.
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SignificanceIts specifications became one of the most popular computer design standards in the world, the basis of the IBM PC compatible standard. 1 Sources
1. IBM Personal Computer - Wikipedia
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Released on August 12, 1981, it was created by a team of engineers and designers at International Business Machines (IBM), directed by William C. Lowe and Philip Don Estridge in Boca Raton, Florida.
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the specifications of the IBM PC became one of the most popular computer design standards in the world.
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