As obsolete as the original IBM Model 5150 PC may appear, it’s pretty much the proverbial giant’s shoulders upon which we all stand today. That makes the machine worth celebrating, so much so ...

Getting Area 5150 running on an emulator wasn’t enough for [GloriousCow], though, so a deep dive into exactly what’s happening on the bus of an original IBM Model 5150 was in order.

For those not born at the time, IBM was famously late to the game when the Model 5150 put in an appearance. It should have had its clock cleaned by the likes of Commodore, Amiga and even Apple ...

This indicated a later revision of the Model 5150. Alas, our IBM PC was not an “original” original, an OG 1981 PC. It had been assembled a few years after. Best guess: 1984.

The 5150, though, holds a special place in his heart. As a young teenager in the early 80s, Klein saved his paper-route money to buy one of the original IBM 5150s for $2,700, with the help of his dad.

The IBM Model 5150 was designed for business, school and home use. At the time, it set buyers back about $1,265 - without a monitor, serial or parallel ports or hard disk.

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. TechSpot: History of the Personal Computer, Part 3: IBM PC Model 5150 Julio Franco · Oct 1 ...

Forty years ago IBM introduced its first personal computer, the model 5150,. IBM was a latecomer to the home computer market. Apple II, the Tandy Radio Shack TRS-80, and the Commodore PET (short fo… ...

This indicated a later revision of the Model 5150. Alas, our IBM PC was not an “original” original, an OG 1981 PC. It had been assembled a few years after. Best guess: 1984.