The IBM PC XT was an important piece of hardware as it continued the path towards giving users at home a PC of their ... shift towards the prolific role of computers in both professional and ...

It’s not that IBM invented the personal computer — far from it. But the birth of the PC brought personal computers to the mainstream, especially in offices, and — much to IBM’s chagrin ...

People were very surprised walking by store windows with computers being featured for the home. In 1981 ... compatible products and add-ons. The IBM PC was successfully cloned by Compaq and ...

In 1980 Microsoft is approached by IBM to develop BASIC for its personal computer project. The IBM PC is released in August, 1981. The Apple Macintosh debuts in 1984. It features a simple ...

storage and other features has been around for as long as home computers exist, it wasn’t until the IBM PC that the concept of a fully open and modular computer system became mainstream.

IBM has reached a definitive agreement to sell its PC division to China-based computer vendor Lenovo Group ... "The PC business is taking on characteristics of home and consumer markets, which ...

Fubini, David G., and Christine Snively. "Lenovo to Buy IBM PC: Integration Challenges." Harvard Business School Case 417-042, November 2016. (Revised July 2019.) ...