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 ...

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 ...

Here's where it all began: This is an excerpt of a review of the original IBM PC, which appeared in the first issue of PC Magazine in February-March of 1982. No single computer event has ever captured ...

July 12, 2006 — -- Twenty five years ago this week, Prince Charles and Princess Diana were on their honeymoon, the Space Shuttle had one flight … and -- oh, by the way -- the world was changing.

This interview appeared in the first issue of PC Magazine in early 1982. Our then-Publisher David Bunnell spoke with a young Bill Gates about Microsoft's contributions to the first IBM PC. How was IBM ...

UNITED STATES - DECEMBER 07: The IBM Personal Computer System was introduce in early 1981, at a time when IBM was the world's largest mainframe computer manufacturer. Very early on in a beginning ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. Some personally operated computers, ...

IBM is stepping up its efforts to curb computers' growing appetite for power. Big Blue, which launched a project last year to investigate low-power computer technology with the University of ...

That was in 1980. One year later, the IBM 5150 personal computer was selling out at stores such as Sears and ComputerLand for $1,565, not including a monitor. Lowe, who was credited with fostering ...