Even though consumer electronics and mobile handsets have long since eclipsed it, the PC can rightfully take credit for creating the modern electronics industry as we know it. IBM introduced the 5150 ...

Thirty-nine years ago today, IBM launched the IBM Personal Computer (model number 5150). This was, depending on your point of view, either a calamity or a cause for celebration. The machine itself ...

As obsolete as the original IBM Model 5150 PC may appear, it’s pretty much the proverbial giant’s shoulders upon which we all stand today. That makes the machine worth celebrating, so much so that we ...

It wasn’t long ago I was nostalgic about an old computer I saw back in the 1980s from HP. It was sort of an early attempt at a PC, although price-wise it was only in reach for professionals. HP wasn’t ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Tim Bajarin covers the tech industry’s impact on PC and CE markets. IBM PC's 40th anniversary ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. The IBM PC was a milestone in ...

The first Compaq Computer Corp. PC, however, was marketed at IBM PC users who wanted a portable machine. The Compaq Portable affectionately nicknamed the luggable because of its bulk sold 53,000 units ...

A sale of IBM's PC unit would be the latest example of a move toward consolidation as the market reaches maturity. A third of today's top 10 manufacturers could exit the PC business by 2007, according ...

IBM, which gave legitimacy to the personal computer business in the 1980s, is said to be negotiating the sale of its PC unit in a move that could reshape the industry. The company is negotiating with ...

On its face, the merger creates the third-largest PC business in the world, with approximately $12 billion in 2003 revenue and an 8 percent market share. The risk for Lenovo is that it might not add ...

John Opel, who served as IBM CEO from 1981 to 1985, passed away at the age of 86 last week, IBM confirmed Monday. Opel, who died on Nov. 3, oversaw IBM as the company ushered in the PC era, as well as ...

Hope this is the right forum. Does anyone know where/how I can locate original colors for early IBM 5150/5160 PC cases? I have 3 to refinish as winter projects. Although I'd prefer to buy paint ...