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  1. On This Day August 12 1981 – The IBM Personal Computer Went on Sale in the United States

    On This Day August 12 1981 – The IBM Personal Computer Went on Sale in the United States

    On this day August 12 1981, the IBM Personal Computer officially went on sale in the United States, marking a major turning point in the history of computing. Known as the IBM 5150, the machine was introduced to the public as a serious, accessible computer for homes and businesses. It was the...
  2. On This Day: April 3 1981 The First Successful Portable Computer the Osborne Was Unveiled

    On This Day: April 3 1981 The First Successful Portable Computer the Osborne Was Unveiled

    On this day April 3 1981 the Osborne 1 was unveiled in San Francisco becoming the first commercially successful portable computer. Priced at 1,795 dollars the Osborne 1 came with a five inch screen a full sized keyboard and dual floppy disk drives all built into a compact briefcase sized case...
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