Premiere 40 years agoThe steep rise and sudden fall of the IBM PC
40 years ago, IBM launched a new era in the history of technology with its first personal computer. The IBM PC 5150 was neither the first nor the best computer. But no other computer had as much influence on the industry as the first IBM PC.
The IBM PC Mod. 5150 Heinz Nixdorf. When people talked about computers in the 1960s and 1970s, they were talking about IBM. Nevertheless, the giant almost missed out on the personal computer revolution. But in August 1981, IBM finally presented its PC. The device was an immediate success and conquered offices. After all, it came from the computer company par excellence, which also gave confidence to companies that did not trust the models previously available on the market. During development, Group CEO Frank Carey gave the developer...