IBM PC

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The IBM PC is the original 1981 personal computer model from IBM that became a de facto industry standard and helped popularize home and business computing worldwide.


Statements (49)
Predicate Object
instanceOf microcomputer
personal computer
alsoKnownAs IBM Personal Computer
became de facto industry standard for IBM-compatible PCs
biosSupplier IBM
bundledSoftware IBM PC DOS 1.0
busArchitecture ISA
busWidth 8-bit
category first-generation IBM PC
clockSpeed 4.77 MHz
countryOfOrigin United States
cpu Intel 8088
cpuArchitecture x86
cpuWordSize 16-bit internal, 8-bit external bus
defaultRAM 16 KB
expansionSlots 5 ISA slots
formFactor desktop
graphicsAdapter CGA
MDA
influenced business computing standards
global personal computer market
home computer adoption worldwide
inspired IBM PC AT
IBM PC XT
IBM PC compatible
PC clone
keyboard 83-key keyboard
manufacturer IBM
marketedFor business computing
home computing
maxRAM 640 KB
modelNumber 5150
notableFor establishing IBM PC compatible ecosystem
open architecture
use of off-the-shelf components
operatingSystem CP/M-86
MS-DOS
PC DOS
UCSD p-System
osSupplier Microsoft
powerSupply 63.5 W
primaryLanguage BASIC
releaseDate 1981-08-12
releaseYear 1981
sound PC speaker
storageOption 5.25-inch floppy disk drive
cassette tape interface
successor IBM PC XT
textMode 80x25 characters

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Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
AlphaStar ("PC")
CP/M-86
Lotus 1-2-3
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (computer game)
UCSD p-System
platform
IBM PC XT ("IBM Personal Computer")
IBM PC XT ("IBM PC 5150")
predecessor
ISA
Intel 8088 ("IBM Personal Computer (IBM 5150)")
usedIn
Lenovo ("IBM personal computer business")
acquired
IBM PC ("IBM Personal Computer")
alsoKnownAs
IBM PC compatible ("IBM Personal Computer")
basedOn
MDA ("IBM PC 5150")
compatibleWith
CGA
designedFor
LucasArts ("PC")
distributionPlatform
MS-DOS ("IBM Personal Computer")
firstReleasedFor
IBM PC compatible ("IBM Personal Computer")
hasHardwareCompatibilityWith
IBM PC compatible ("IBM Personal Computer")
hasSoftwareCompatibilityWith
MDA ("IBM Personal Computer")
introducedFor
CGA ("IBM Personal Computer")
introducedWith
IBM
notableProduct
MS-DOS
runsOn
CGA ("IBM PC Model 5150")
targetPlatform

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