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The IBM PC was first introduced in 1981 and went on to be so successful that the term PC became synonymous with IBM compatible hardware.

This IBM model 5150 sported a 4MHz 8088 processor and 64K of memory. In 1981 it cost roughly $1,565.

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RE: BBC Micro (Gallery: The evolution of the PC)
Greenwich University have a couple of show cases in one of their rooms with a similar colelction to this but inlcuded items like the zx80, and sinclair's QUERTY, among others. ON seeing this post, lik... (Read the rest)
Posted by: malc@... Posted on: 05/20/09 You are currently: a Guest | | Terms of Use
The BBC Micro has a picture of a Dragon 32 on it. [nt]  olePigeon | 05/11/09
Where are the home PCs?  6502coder | 05/12/09
RE: BBC Micro (Gallery: The evolution of the PC)  MacMicky | 05/12/09
RE: BBC Micro (Gallery: The evolution of the PC)  andy.smith@... | 05/13/09
RE: BBC Micro (Gallery: The evolution of the PC)  malc@... | 05/20/09

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