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IIBM model 5150 System Unit with integral twin 5 1/4 inch disk drives, made by IBM, Greenock, Scotland, 1983. 64K
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IBM model 5150 System Unit with integral twin 5 1/4 inch disk drives, made by IBM, Greenock, Scotland, 1983. 64K
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
IBM model 5150 System Unit with integral twin 5 1/4 inch disk drives, made by IBM, Greenock, Scotland, 1983. 64K
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
IBM 5150 personal computer, made by IBM, Greenock, Scotland, 1983. Systems unit plus display unit, keyboard, printer, ten 5 1/5 disks, and four instruction manuals
IBM 5150 personal computer, made by IBM, Greenock, Scotland, 1983.
The IBM Personal Computer System was introduced in early 1981, at a time when IBM was the world's largest mainframe computer manufacturer. It was the catalyst for the personal computer industry. Such was IBM's reputation that 200,000 of the PCs were sold in the first year. As a result it set a standard by which every other computer company was to be measured. The microcomputer market had grown from its original appeal to enthusiasts and hobbyists to a potential billion-dollar industry. The IBM PC used the Intel 8088 microprocessor, therefore also contributing to Intel's growing success. The machine used magnetic tape to load data and featured an optional floppy disk drive. The hard drive did not make an appearance until the release of IBM's XT machine in 1983.
Details
- Category:
- Computing & Data Processing
- Object Number:
- 1993-1031
- Measurements:
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overall (display unit): 279 mm x 381 mm x 355 mm, 7.7 kg
overall (printer): 101 mm x 381 mm x 355 mm, 5.7 kg
overall (system unit): 140 mm x 508 mm x 406 mm, 12.7 kg
overall (keyboard): 51 mm x 508 mm x 203 mm, 2.7 kg
- taxonomy:
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- furnishing and equipment
- tools & equipment
- computer
- credit:
- Donated by Sir Edwin Nixon
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