The PC was never a true 'IBMer'

·The Chip Letter··

The IBM Personal Computer was launched on 12 August 1981. Designed by an IBM team in Boca Raton, Florida led by Philip Don Estridge and William C. Lowe. That first PC, given the less than charismatic designation as the ‘Model 5150’, and its successors quickly set the standard for personal computing, first in business and then in homes. So much so that they became known as just ‘PCs’.But the PC was never an true ‘IBMer’, the colloquial term used for IBM employees.Wait a moment! The IBM PC. Design...

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