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Which operating system was used in IBM PC?
MS-DOS operating
IBM introduces its Personal Computer (PC) The first IBM PC, formally known as the IBM Model 5150, was based on a 4.77 MHz Intel 8088 microprocessor and used Microsoft´s MS-DOS operating system. The IBM PC revolutionized business computing by becoming the first PC to gain widespread adoption by industry.
What did the first computers run on?
Early digital computers were electromechanical; electric switches drove mechanical relays to perform the calculation.
How much RAM did IBM’s first PC have?
On August 12, 1981, Estridge and his team introduced the IBM 5150 at a press conference in New York City, triggering a media frenzy that continued for months. The new computer had 16KB of RAM, no disk drives, several applications—including VisiCalc, a spreadsheet, and EasyWriter, a word processor—and sold for US$1565.
What was the IBM PC made for?
The new IBM PC could not only process information faster than those earlier machines but it could hook up to the home TV set, play games, process text and harbor more words than a fat cookbook. The $1,565 price bought a system unit, a keyboard and a color/graphics capability.
How much did the first PC cost?
IBM Personal Computer
| IBM Personal Computer with keyboard and monitor | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer | IBM |
| Generation | First generation |
| Release date | August 12, 1981 |
| Introductory price | Starting at US$1,565 (equivalent to $4,455 in 2020) |
Who introduced the PC XT?
IBM
On March 8, 1983, IBM released the Personal Computer XT, short for eXtended Technology, or PC/XT, or just XT. It came equipped with a 10 megabyte MFM Full-Height Hard Disk Drive with 306 Cylinders, 4 Heads, and 17 512-byte Sectors, was expandable to 640k of RAM on the Motherboard, and came with MS-DOS v2.