IBM, whose first PC in 1981 moved personal computing out of the hobby shop and into the corporate and consumer mainstream, has put the business up for sale, people close to the negotiations said ...

The landmark personal computer, introduced by IBM 30 years ago Friday, launched the PC revolution, changing the way people work, communicate, and play. Jay Greene, a CNET senior writer, works from ...

On this day, August 12 in 1981, the biggest shake-up in the history of computing took place at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York City: The IBM Personal Computer model 5150 was released. There was ...

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 ...

We’ve read a number of histories of the IBM PC and lived through that time, too. But we enjoyed [Gareth Edwards’] perspective in a post entitled The Misfit who Built the IBM PC. The titular character ...

Among corporate technology managers, it's one of the oldest adages: "Nobody ever got fired for buying IBM." That is because many regarded it to be a safe bet to do business with the established tech ...

That was in 1980. One year later, the IBM 5150 personal computer was selling out at stores such as Sears and ComputerLand for $1,565, not including a monitor. Lowe, who was credited with fostering ...

As IBM goes full circle and exits the PC business, let’s not forget the man that got the company there in the first place. With IBM‘s recent announcement that it was saying sayonara (or the Chinese ...

The personal computer industry began in 1977, when Apple, Radio Shack and Commodore introduced off-the-shelf computers as consumer products. Known as the "1977 Trinity," the Apple II, Radio Shack ...

IBM is celebrating the 100th anniversary of its founding Thursday. Led by American capitalist icons Thomas J. Watson, Sr. and Thomas J. Watson, Jr. until the 1970s, the company grew from a pre-World ...

IBM PC's 40th anniversary is this month so we glance on its beginnings, its growth and its significance(Photo by SSPL/Getty Images) One of the most important ...