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IBM Personal Computer
IBM Personal Computer is a computer by IBM, released in August 1981. It runs IBM PC DOS and is powered by the Intel 8088.
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IBM PC DOSsystem
1981launch year
PredecessorIBM System/23 DatamasterSuccessorIBM Personal Computer XT
spec sheet
IBM Personal Computer specifications
Everything recorded for this model, in one set of units. Missing rows mean the fact has not been recorded yet.
General
- Maker
- IBM
- Type
- Computer
- Product line
- IBM PC
- Announced
- Aug 12, 1981
- Released
- August 12, 1981
Platform
- Systems on record
- IBM PC DOS, CP/M-86
- Processor
- Intel 8088
Source: Wikidata (CC0), compiled by the neXupchecked Oct 2026
More from the IBM PC line
| Model | Maker | Year | Type | Processor | System | Memory / storage | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IBM 3270 PC | IBM | 1983 | computer | Intel 8088 | — | — | — |
| IBM PCjr | Teledyne Technologies | 1983 | computer | Intel 8088 | IBM PC DOS | — | — |
| IBM JX | — | 1984 | computer | Intel 8088 | IBM PC DOS | — | — |
| IBM Personal Computer/AT | — | 1984 | computer | Intel 80286 | IBM PC DOS | — | — |
| IBM Portable Personal Computer | — | 1984 | portable computer | Intel 8088 | IBM PC DOS | — | 13.6 kg |
| IBM PC Convertible | IBM | 1986 | laptop | Intel 8088 | IBM PC DOS | — | 5.8 kg |
| IBM PC XT 286 | IBM | — | personal computer | Intel 80286 | — | — | — |
| IBM Personal Computer XT | — | — | personal computer | Intel 8088 | — | — | — |
8 models · linked names have a full spec sheet · click a column to sort
Other computers from IBM around 1981
| Model | Maker | Year | Type | Processor | System | Memory / storage | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IBM 704 | IBM | 1954 | computer | — | — | — | — |
| IBM 5100 | IBM | 1975 | portable computer | IBM PALM processor | — | — | 24 kg |
| IBM System/23 Datamaster | IBM | 1981 | microcomputer | Intel 8085 | — | — | — |
| IBM PS/2 Model 25 | IBM | 1987 | personal computer | Intel 8086 | — | — | — |
| IBM PS/2 Model L40 SX | IBM | 1991 | portable computer | Intel 80386SX | — | — | — |
| IBM PS/2 N33SX | IBM | 1991 | laptop | Intel 80386SL | — | — | — |
| Sega TeraDrive | IBM | 1991 | computer | Zilog Z80 | — | 640 KB / 1 MB / 2.5 MB | — |
| IBM Palm Top PC 110 | IBM | 1995 | computer | — | — | — | 715 g |
| ThinkCentre M50 | IBM | 2003 | desktop computer | Pentium 4 | — | 40 GB | — |
| Z9 109 | IBM | 2005 | mainframe computer | — | — | — | — |
10 models · linked names have a full spec sheet · click a column to sort
Also built on the Intel 8088
| Model | Maker | Year | Type | Processor | System | Memory / storage | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olivetti M19 | Olivetti | 1986 | personal computer | Intel 8088 | MS-DOS | — | — |
| Compaq Portable | Compaq | 1983 | portable computer | Intel 8088 | MS-DOS | — | 13 kg |
| Rainbow 100 | Digital Equipment Corporation | 1982 | microcomputer | Zilog Z80 | MS-DOS | — | — |
3 models · linked names have a full spec sheet · click a column to sort