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Intel's first blockbuster chip was the 8088 – and it changed everything 45 years ago
Without the 8088 we wouldn't have the likes of the IBM Model 5150 – commonly known as the IBM Personal Computer (IBM PC) – which was one of the first machines to use it when it launched in 1981.
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It Was One Of The Biggest Events In Business History
The future had arrived. On that date – 43 years ago this week – IBM introduced its personal computer: the 5150. It wasn’t the first – Tandy, Commodore, and Apple were already at the ...