How supercomputers paved the way for laptops and chatbots
Enormous dimensions, complicated military calculations, and thousands of vacuum tubes—this was the early supercomputer.
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IBM-compatible PC
A PC that is compatible with the IBM PC and PS/2 standards; essentially, every Windows PC on the market. This term is rarely heard anymore, but it was widely used in the early days when PC vendors ...
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Programmer gets a NES to emulate a PC, and it's as ridiculous as it sounds
The original IBM PC featured an x86 CPU running at 4.77 ... decrazyo relied on emulation techniques to painstakingly replicate early PC technology on Nintendo's gaming console.
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CRN 30th Anniversary: 10 Computer Ads From The Early 1980s
Big Blue's Tramp We can't have a list of early 80s computer ads without including the original IBM PC, the 5150. Released in 1981, Big Blue began running a series of print advertisements the ...
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Founded by three former Texas Instruments executives, the trio briefly considered opening what type of business before launching Compaq?
It's a play on the company's early compact PC designs It's short for ... and Quality," referencing compatibility with the IBM PC.
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Former IBM Chief Dies At 85
In 1981, IBM announced its first PC, signaling a shift from its "big iron ... Council for Minorities in Engineering (NACME), in the early 1970s. Besides his board work for Lexmark, Cary was ...