On June 21, 1981, IBM retired its “STRETCH” 7030 computer, a machine considered a failure by some but that brought about tremendous innovation. The 7030 premiered in 1961, performing at speeds ...
August 12, 1981: The launch of the IBM Personal Computer ignites a long-running Apple-versus-PC rivalry. Secure in the Apple II’s technical superiority over the new PC, Apple welcomes International ...
IBM would sell you little three ring binders with the printed BIOS source code. The comments and source code were your documentation for calling the various functions in BIOS. So creating a new BIOS ...
It's difficult to imagine life today without computers, but the personal computer was barely a reality just 33 years ago. On August 12th, 1981, IBM introduced their first PC model, also known as the ...