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Big Blue’s latest reinvention toward hybrid-cloud, AI, and quantum computing is no sideshow—it is a reminder that few tech titans survive a century without learning how to pivot, listen, and build for ...
IBM didn’t officially enter the “personal” market until 1981, when it jump-started sales with the introduction of its much-copied IBM PC.But in the late ‘70s, it made the same strides ...
William C. Lowe, an IBM executive who led the team that developed the IBM personal computer in the early 1980s, died Oct. 19 in Lake Forest, Ill.
"IBM didn't invent the personal computer but they don't know that," Cringley titles his blog post. "This sin shall not go unpunished.
William C. Lowe was one of the guiding forces behind bringing IBM’s personal computer to market.The longtime IBM executive used a combination of business savvy and persuasion skills to get the ...
The IBM Personal Computer was late to the market, arriving in 1981, but is still considered one of the most influential computers in history. But upstarts were beginning to nip at IBM's heels.
Called the Book 8088, this netbook-sized PC isn’t a pure reproduction of the storied IBM Personal Computer 5150. Instead, it combines genuine original parts ...