Y'see, without that clock, the computer wouldn't boot. You're a bit later in the progression, then; the IBM PC had no clock battery and you had to manually set the clock on boot. There were a number ...

IBM is an exceptionally old technology company, having originated in 1911, and its original PC from the 1980s set the stage ...

IBM, whose first PC in 1981 moved personal computing out of the hobby shop and into the corporate and consumer mainstream, has put the business up for sale, people close to the negotiations said ...

On Sunday, Singapore-based retrocomputing enthusiast Yeo Kheng Meng released a ChatGPT client for MS-DOS that can run on a 4.77 MHz IBM PC from 1981, providing a unique way to converse with the ...

What made the IBM PC a truly revolutionary device when it debuted in 1981? The technical reference manual that came with it, for one thing. Michael Kanellos is editor at large at CNET News.com, where ...

Spec Showdown: The Original IBM 5150 vs. Today's PCs Just for kicks, let's compare the specs of the 1981-vintage computer that inspired the birth of PC Magazine to some modern-day desktops.