Identity area
Reference code
Heritage collection CERN-OBJ-CERN-OBJ-IT-118
Title
IBM 5150 computer
Date(s)
- 1981 (Creation)
Level of description
Item
Extent and medium
Object
Context area
Repository
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
IBM’s first personal computer arrived nearly 10 years after others companies, but instantly legitimized the market. IBM introduced its PC in 1981. IBM equipped the model 5150 with a cassette port for connecting a cassette drive. The first IBM PC ran on a 4.77 MHz Intel 8088 microprocessor. The PC came equipped with 16 kilobytes of memory, expandable to 256k. The PC came with one or two 160k floppy disk drives and an optional color monitor. The price tag started at $1,565, which would be nearly $4,000 (about €3,400) today.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Public
Conditions governing reproduction
Language of material
Script of material
Language and script notes
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
26cm 33cm 37cm
Finding aids
Generated finding aid
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Available, 282.
Existence and location of copies
Related units of description
Notes area
Alternative identifier(s)
CDS number
2280048
