Object Details
maker
IBM
Description
The IBM PC was a milestone in personal computing introduced on August 12, 1981. Users had the option of choosing the 11 1/2 in. Monochrome Display or the 12 1/2 inch Color Display which was used with the IBM Color/Graphics Moditor Adapter. The Color Display lets you use 16 colors for text and up to four colors for graphics. The number of available colors incerases to 16 for graphics when the display is attached to an IBM Enhanced Graphics Adapter (EGA). The computer was discontinued on April 2, 1987.
For a general discussion of the history of the machine, see 2007.0096.01.3.
This is a second example of this model of microcomputer - for the first see the parts of 2007.0096.01.
Location
Currently not on view
Date made
1981
ID Number
2007.0096.02.2
catalog number
2007.0096.02.2
accession number
2007.0096
Object Name
Microcomputer Peripheral
Physical Description
plastic (overall material)
metal (overall material)
Measurements
overall: 11 1/2 in x 15 in x 16 in; 29.21 cm x 38.1 cm x 40.64 cm
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Medicine and Science: Computers
Data Source
National Museum of American History
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmah_1323284