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IBM Personal Computer

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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.

Facts
Year
1981 1
Significance
Its specifications became one of the most popular computer design standards in the world, the basis of the IBM PC compatible standard. 1
Status
Status
Discontinued 1
Connections

In Field

Computer Architecture, Fields
Source IBM Personal Computer - Wikipedia

Invented By

Don Estridge, Pioneers
Source Wikidata: IBM Personal Computer
Additional Source Philip Don Estridge (Wikipedia)Infobox: known_for
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Developed By

IBM

Also in Business Atlas: the developer of this subject.

Sources
1. IBM Personal Computer - Wikipedia
  • Introduction, opening paragraph
    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.
  • Introduction, second paragraph
    the specifications of the IBM PC became one of the most popular computer design standards in the world.
  • Infobox: discontinued
    April 2, 1987
  • In Field: Computer Architecture, Lead sentence
    IBM Personal Computer (model 5150), often referred to as the IBM PC, is the first microcomputer released in the IBM PC model line and the basis for the IBM PC compatible de facto standard.
  • In Group: Early Personal and Portable Computers, Lead
    The IBM Personal Computer (model 5150), often referred to as the IBM PC, is the first microcomputer released in the IBM PC model line and the basis for the IBM PC compatible de facto standard.
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Wikidata: IBM Personal Computer
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Philip Don Estridge (Wikipedia)
Invented By: Don Estridge, Infobox: known_for
Quote, Invented By: Don Estridge, Infobox: known_for
Developing the original IBM Personal Computer (PC)
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