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Earlier this month the original IBM PC model 5150 celebrated its 30th anniversary. Although it wasn't the first personal computer ever sold, it was largely responsible for shaping the industry in the years to come -- and still to this day -- by eschewing proprietary components in favor of off-the shelf parts. IBM even contracted out its operating system to Microsoft and decided on an open architecture so that other manufacturers could produce and sell compatible software and peripherals. The result was an ever expanding industry and a new model for computer manufacturing.
Many years have passed and plenty of milestones were met along the way, from the first PC clones in 1982, to the Internet revolution in the 90s and the so-called post-PC devices hitting the market today. We didn't want to let the occasion go by without paying our respects to the legacy that the 5150 brought. Here are some of the most important developments in the industry over the last 30+ years.
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Steve Jobs didn't resign from Apple, he only resigned as a CEO. He's still working for Apple though.
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Netscape, wow that died a quiet death, sort of reminds me of Altavista before google showed up and MySpace before Facebook
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Why you post it in Win8 theme?
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WOW , quake , doom and half life definetly deserved a mention , i also think EQ or ultima online deserve a mention , UO was light years ahead of its time and still no modern games have as many features . EQ invented the WOW type of MMO.
Enjoyed the article , nice to have a trip down memory lane
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Nice, but you forgot to include the best selling personal computer of all time - The Commodore 64.
Also the Vic 20, The Amiga 500 and Atari.
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SKYSTAR said:
great review thanks for TechSpot
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