Y'see, without that clock, the computer wouldn't boot. You're a bit later in the progression, then; the IBM PC had no clock battery and you had to manually set the clock on boot. There were a number ...

All modern Intel and AMD PCs can trace their roots to a single system: the IBM Personal Computer. Originally released in August 1981, this computer became so popular and long-lived that competitors ...

If you are working on a PC today, there's a good chance that it's using a chip that can trace its roots down to the Intel 8088 processor. That chip launched 44 years ago today, on June 1, 1979.

You’ve gotta love it when your birthday falls on the weekend – well, it did last Saturday for one of the most august of our members – the IBM Personal Computer. The IBM PC, born 25 years ago, used a 4 ...

In 1981, the first personal computer desktop was launched by IBM. However, the IBM PC had some limitations, such as the lack of a hard drive and too few expansion ports. 40 years ago today, on March 8 ...

Intel’s 8088 processor was released in 1979 and the 4.77 MHz processor was at the heart of the first IBM PC that was released two years later. While the processor is pretty sluggish by modern ...

Sunday, August 12, marks a milestone: the 20th anniversary of the IBM PC. The personal computer has changed the way we work, live and communicate. The IBM 5150 was the powerhouse of its day. It had a ...