The landmark personal computer, introduced by IBM 30 years ago Friday, launched the PC revolution, changing the way people work, communicate, and play. Jay Greene, a CNET senior writer, works from ...

On this day, August 12 in 1981, the biggest shake-up in the history of computing took place at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York City: The IBM Personal Computer model 5150 was released. There was ...

CHICAGO (AP) – William C. Lowe had a bold idea: IBM should develop a personal computer that could be mass marketed, expanding the company’s reach beyond businesses and into people’s homes. That was in ...

Each day, Benzinga takes a look back at a notable market-related moment that occurred on this date. What Happened? On this day in 1981, IBM (NYSE: IBM) launched its IBM Personal Computer. Where The ...

In 1981, the first personal computer desktop was launched by IBM. However, the IBM PC had some limitations, such as the lack of a hard drive and too few expansion ports. 40 years ago today, on March 8 ...

Donkey Kong had only just started lobbing barrels at a chunky Mario as he climbed up wonky ladders, Ronald Regan had recently taken over the white house, and the very first Duran Duran album had just ...

We’ve read a number of histories of the IBM PC and lived through that time, too. But we enjoyed [Gareth Edwards’] perspective in a post entitled The Misfit who Built the IBM PC. The titular character ...

If the deal is consummated after the due diligence phase, which could take four months, Lenovo will manufacture and market IBM-branded PCs and notebooks through current IBM channels, including IBM's ...

Once wildly expensive and inaccessible but to the very rich, computers today are one of the most ubiquitous technologies worldwide. The most basic model of an HP 3000 sold for $95,000 in 1972, the ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. This olive green binder, containing ...

IBM’s personal computer business racked up $965 million in losses between Jan. 1, 2001, and June 30, 2004, the company said last week in a filing to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, ...