IBM Personal Computer The IBM Personal Computer, commonly known as the IBM PC, is the original version and progenitor of the IBM PC compatible hardware platform. It is IBM model number 5150, and was introduced on August 12, 1981. It was created by a team of engineers and designers under the direction of Don Estridge of the IBM Entry Systems Division in Boca Raton, Florida. |
Computers based on microprocessor CPUs (1981 to present)
- IBM System/23: DataMaster, based on the Intel 8085
- IBM 2003: a very small mainframe with System/390 architecture; 1990s, also known as Multiprise 2000[125]
- IBM 2064: zSeries z900; note number collision with earlier System/360-64; 2000
- IBM 2066: zSeries z800; less powerful variant of the z900
- IBM 2084: zSeries z990; successor of larger z900 models
- IBM 2086: zSeries z890; successor of the z800 and smaller z900 models; 2004
- IBM 2094: System z9 Enterprise Class (z9 EC); initially known as z9-109; 2005
- IBM 2096: System z9 Business Class (z9 BC); successor to z890; 2006
- IBM 2097: System z10 Enterprise Class (z10 EC); successor to z9 EC; 2008
- IBM 2098: System z10 Business Class (z10 BC); successor to z9 BC; 2008
- IBM 2817: zEnterprise 196 (z196); successor to z10 EC; 2010
- IBM 2818: zEnterprise 114 (z114); successor to z10 BC; 2011
- IBM 2827: zEnterprise EC12 (zEC12); successor to z196; 2012
- IBM 2828: zEnterprise BC12 (zBC12); successor to z114; 2013[126]
- IBM 2964: IBM z Systems z13 (z13); successor to zEC12; 2015[127]
- IBM Personal Computer: Superseded the IBM Portable Computer.
- IBM 5150: the classic IBM PC—1981
- IBM 5160: IBM Personal Computer XT—1983
- IBM 5162: IBM Personal Computer XT/286
- IBM 5271: IBM 3270 PC—1983
- IBM 5160 Model 588: PC XT/370, a PC XT with a special add-in card containing an Intel 8087 math coprocessor and two Motorola 68000 chips to execute/emulate the System/370 instructions—1983.
- IBM 5155: IBM Portable—1984
- IBM 4860: IBM PCjr—1984
- IBM 5170: IBM Personal Computer/AT—1984
- IBM 5140: IBM Convertible—1986
- IBM 5281: IBM 3270 PC but based on an IBM AT.
- IBM 5550: Personal Computer Series for Japan, Korea, Taiwan and China
- IBM 5510: IBM JX (for Japan, Australia and New Zealand)
- IBM 5511: IBM JX (for Japan, Australia and New Zealand)
- IBM 5530: Smaller desktop, without communications adapter
- IBM 5535: Portable
- IBM 5541: Desktop
- IBM 5551: Floor standing
- IBM 5561: Larger floor standing
- IBM PS/2: range
- IBM PS/1: range, later succeeded by IBM Aptiva[128]
- IBM Aptiva: Personal Computer
- IBM PS/ValuePoint: range
- IBM RT: series; ROMP-based; 1986
- IBM 4575: System/88 processor; 1986
- IBM 4576: System/88 processor
- IBM 7060, also known as Multiprise 3000: a very small mainframe with System/390 architecture; models H30, H50, H70;[125] 1999
- IBM System 9000: lab data controller, based on Motorola 68000
- IBM 9075: PCradio, a battery-powered personal computer; 1991
- IBM 9672: largest mainframes from System/390 line; 1994
- G1: 9672-Rn1, 9672-Enn, 9672-Pnn[125]
- G2: 9672-Rn2, 9672-Rn3
- G3: 9672-Rn4
- G4: 9672-Rn5
- G5: 9672-nn6
- G6: 9672-nn7
- IBM 9674: coupling facility for interconnecting IBM 9672 computers
- IBM PC Series: PC300 and 700 range including 300GL and 300PL
- IBM NetVista: Corporate PCs
- IBM ThinkCentre: PC range now made under license by Lenovo Group
- IBM ThinkPad: Notebooks now made under license by Lenovo Group[129]
- IBM IntelliStation Workstations: Pro based on Intel PC processors, and POWER based on PowerPC processors
- System/390: brand name for mainframes with ESA/390 architecture; successor of System/370; 1990
- IBM System i: Originally AS/400, then iSeries and now System i5; 1988
- IBM System p: First RS/6000, then pSeries, then p5 and now System p5; 1990
- IBM System x: Originally PC Server, then Netfinity, then xSeries and now System x
- System z: brand name for mainframes with z/Architecture; rename of zSeries; 2006
- zSeries: brand name for mainframes with z/Architecture; successor of System/390; 2000
- IBM PureSystems: Converged system
- IBM System Cluster 1350
- IBM BladeCenter: IBM's Blade server architecture
- IBM eServer 32x: AMD processor-based server products
- IBM OpenPower: POWER5 based hardware for running Linux.
IBM PC components and peripherals
- IBM 2215: 15" Multisync Color Monitor with Digital Controls 65 kHz for Asia Pacific
- IBM 5144: PC convertible monochrome display
- IBM 5145: PC convertible color display
- IBM 5151: IBM PC Display—Monochrome (green) CRT monitor, designed for MDA (1981)
- IBM 5152: IBM PC Graphics Printer (technically this was an Epson MX-80 dot matrix printer (1979) File:Epson MX-80.jpg, but it was IBM-labelled (1981)
- IBM 5153: IBM PC Color Display—CRT monitor, designed for CGA (1981)
- IBM 5154: IBM Enhanced Color Display—for Enhanced Graphics Adapter EGA (1984)
- IBM 5161: Expansion Unit for the IBM PC, a second chassis that was connected via ISA bus extender and receiver cards and a 60 pin cable connector; the Expansion Unit had its own power supply with enough wattage to drive up to two hard drives (the IBM 5150's original power supply was insufficient for hard drives)[134] (1981-1987?)
- IBM 5173: PC Network baseband extender
- IBM 5175: IBM Professional Graphics Display—PGC, PGA (1984)
- IBM 5181: IBM PC Compact Printer
- IBM 5201: Quietwriter Printer Model 2
- IBM 5202: Quietwriter III printer
- IBM 6312: PS/ValuePoint Color Display
- IBM 6314: PS/ValuePoint Color Display
- IBM 6317: Color display
- IBM 6319: PS/ValuePoint Color Display
- IBM 6324: Color display
- IBM 6325: Color display
- IBM 6327: Color display
- IBM 8503: Monochrome monitor for PC
- IBM 8507: PS/2 monochrome display
- IBM 8512: PS/2 color display
- IBM 8513: PS/2 color display
- IBM 8514: PS/2 large color display
- IBM 8514/A: Display adaptor
- IBM T220/T221 LCD monitors: 9503 Ultra-high resolution monitor
- IBM 9521: Monitor
- IBM 9524: Monitor
- IBM 9525: Monitor
- IBM 9527: Monitor
- IBM E74: CRT monitor, ca 2001
- IBM E74M: CRT monitor with built-in speakers and microphone (model no. 6517-U7N) ca 2001
- IBM PC keyboard (84 keys)(1981)
- IBM PC keyboard (101 keys) Enhanced (1984)
- Monochrome Display Adapter (MDA)
- Color Graphics Adapter (CGA)
- Enhanced Graphics Adapter (EGA)
- Professional Graphics controller (PGC)
- Multicolor Graphics Adapter (MCGA)
- Video Graphics Array (VGA)
- Micro Channel architecture (MCA): 32-bit expansion bus for PS/2
- Mwave
- IBM DeskStar and TravelStar series of hard disk drives for desktops and laptops, respectively (Acquired by hard disk drive division of Hitachi)