CHICAGO (AP) – William C. Lowe had a bold idea: IBM should develop a personal computer that could be mass marketed, expanding the company’s reach beyond businesses and into people’s homes. That was in ...

In addition, IBM had tried a number of personal computer projects before, including the DataMaster. That experience convinced the engineers that an open approach would work better. One of those ...

IBM, which gave legitimacy to the personal computer business in the 1980s, is said to be negotiating the sale of its PC unit in a move that could reshape the industry. The company is negotiating with ...

IBM's PC unit piled up nearly $1 billion in cumulative losses in recent years, the company said in a filing detailing the planned sale of the business to China's Lenovo Group. The merger of IBM's PC ...

You’ve gotta love it when your birthday falls on the weekend – well, it did last Saturday for one of the most august of our members – the IBM Personal Computer. The IBM PC, born 25 years ago, used a 4 ...

The IBM PC-AT was introduced in 1984. The "AT" stood for "advanced technology." The machine was the first upgrade from IBMs original PC architecture introduced in 1981 (the XT expanded storage options ...

All modern Intel and AMD PCs can trace their roots to a single system: the IBM Personal Computer. Originally released in August 1981, this computer became so popular and long-lived that competitors ...

It wasn’t long ago I was nostalgic about an old computer I saw back in the 1980s from HP. It was sort of an early attempt at a PC, although price-wise it was only in reach for professionals. HP wasn’t ...

IBM PC's 40th anniversary is this month so we glance on its beginnings, its growth and its significance(Photo by SSPL/Getty Images) One of the most important ...