This classic, historic PC has been looking down on PCMag's PC Labs for longer than anyone on our team can remember. For its big 40, we cleaned it up...and tore it down. I have been a technology ...

Even though consumer electronics and mobile handsets have long since eclipsed it, the PC can rightfully take credit for creating the modern electronics industry as we know it. IBM introduced the 5150 ...

Spec Showdown: The Original IBM 5150 vs. Today's PCs Just for kicks, let's compare the specs of the 1981-vintage computer that inspired the birth of PC Magazine to some modern-day desktops.

Thirty-nine years ago today, IBM launched the IBM Personal Computer (model number 5150). This was, depending on your point of view, either a calamity or a cause for celebration. The machine itself ...

As obsolete as the original IBM Model 5150 PC may appear, it’s pretty much the proverbial giant’s shoulders upon which we all stand today. That makes the machine worth celebrating, so much so that we ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Tim Bajarin covers the tech industry’s impact on PC and CE markets. IBM PC's 40th anniversary ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. The IBM PC was a milestone in ...

A sale of IBM's PC unit would be the latest example of a move toward consolidation as the market reaches maturity. A third of today's top 10 manufacturers could exit the PC business by 2007, according ...

Price isn't everything, according to IBM executives. Instead, the keys to the kingdom are manageability, security and wireless communications, three elements IBM has included in its PC fall fashions.

Hope this is the right forum. Does anyone know where/how I can locate original colors for early IBM 5150/5160 PC cases? I have 3 to refinish as winter projects. Although I'd prefer to buy paint ...