Call me crazy, but I want one of these. Once a year I fire up my PowerBook 100, and every so often we get the C64 going for some old fashioned joystick fun. Neither of those things are ...

This semi-portable PC/XT model sports a 4.77 MHz 8088 CPU, 640 kB of RAM and a CGA video card with a built-in monochrome monitor. An NE2000 ISA network card, running in 8-bit mode, enables the ...

One of the big decisions IBM made in creating the original IBM PC was choosing to use the Intel 8088 processor as its central processing unit (CPU). This turned out to be hugely influential in ...

The man responsible for shepherding the original IBM PC to life in a single year, William C. Lowe, has died at 72. After he convinced then-CEO Frank Cary that such a machine couldn't be built ...

IBM used Intel's 8088 computer processor. For its operating system, IBM first turned to Digital Research Inc., hoping to license its CP/M.

A). According to Jackson, Motorola ran late with its chip design, so the PC designers switched to the Intel 8088. IBM did have a computer facility in Austin, but according to David Bradley, the Austin ...

Ars Technica’s chronicle of purchasing and using the Book 8088 is a fascinating blend of technical details and nostalgia—especially for me, as my first PC was technically an IBM PC 5150.

This was largely made possible by the open architecture of the IBM PC and XT. ... 4.77 mhz non-Turbo model, 8+ mhz Turbo (8086 or 8088 CPU) Memory: 64k to 640k of RAM, 40-64k BASIC ROM on true IBM ...

The Intel 8088 processor was launched on June 1, 1979, and a few years later IBM picked this CPU to be inside its first personal computer. 44 years later, the influence of the 8088 is still felt.

One of the big decisions IBM made in creating the original IBM PC was choosing to use the Intel 8088 processor as its central processing unit (CPU).This turned out to be hugely influential in ...