In January 1973, IBM engineer Paul Friedl ... calling him the "chief architect and inventor of the world's first personal computer." Friedl, who died in March 2016, maintained a forward vision—one ...

The personal computer industry began in 1977 ... In 1986, Compaq ushered in the first Intel 386-based machine. A year later, IBM introduced the PS/2 with improved graphics, a new 3.5" floppy ...

The titular character is Don Estridge, a decidedly atypical IBM employee who was instrumental in creating the personal computer market as we know it. It’s not that IBM invented the personal ...

IBM was one of the earliest frontrunners in artificial intelligence. The company, known for designing some of the world’s ...

Software Arts develops the first spreadsheet program ... is approached by IBM to develop BASIC for its personal computer project. The IBM PC is released in August, 1981. The Apple Macintosh ...

It was the very first personal computer to be produced in fairly high ... it had folded. In 1981, IBM entered the fray with its own personal computer, the PC, which became Apple's biggest competitor.

The invention of the personal computer in the 1970s was a game-changer for both business and personal use. Companies like Apple and IBM began developing machines that were accessible to the ...

so IBM had to roll out the IBM7080, which was compatible, at least, with the 705. Both machines could run 650 code via emulation. Hardly a personal computer, this beast weighed over 23,000 pounds ...