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At the time, the IBM PC was very impressive compared to the other microcomputers available.
by pg 16y ago
At the time, the IBM PC was very impressive compared to the other microcomputers available.
- bane 16y agoI wonder if we'll look back at this a few years from now and say, "At the time, the iPad was very impressive compared to the other tablets available."
- Someone 16y agoThe way I remember it, the main thing it had going for it was that 'IBM' tag. Its graphics were worse than that of the 4 year old Apple II, its speed was only a little higher (certainly way of from what the 1:4.77 clock speed ratio would make you think; both ran at around 1 MIPS). Yes, it handled more than 64k RAM and was 16 bit-ish, but very impressive? Not in my memory.
- maxharris 15y agoThe original 5150 PC had a wonderful keyboard. We'd consider it very heavy and loud today (each key had a spring beneath it, and made a very audible click when pressed), but compared to the other keyboards at the time, it was easily the best.