IBM PC 300PL | TechMuseum
Year of manufacture: 1994
Technical Specifications:
- Processor: Intel Pentium III , 667 MHz
- RAM: 256 KB
- FDD: one disk 3.5″ (1.44 MB)
- HDD: 10 GB
- Audio: Speaker
- Connectors/Ports: Ethernet , two USB , keyboard , mouse , audio input or output , microphone , video , serial , parallel
- Case: Desktop type
- Monitor: Color
- OS: MS Windows 98SE
The IBM PC 300PL features an Intel Pentium III processor at 667 MHz and memory of 256kB. Equipped with a floppy disk of 3.5” at 1.44MB and an HDD of 10GB, it runs with the operating system of the Microsoft Windows 98SE version.
This particular model, the last one marketed under the IBM PC series revived the brand line in 1990s following the release of the PS/2 line as well. The production was brief and soon the model was replaced by NetVista machines.
International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) is an American multinational technology corporation with operations in over 171 countries. The company was founded in 1911, in New York. IBM has a large variety of business divisions, ranging from hardware and software production to hosting services. For 29 consecutive years holds the record for most US patents generated. Furthermore, IBM, as a strong research organization as well, has presented inventions such as the FDD and HDD drives, the ATM, the SQL language for programming, the Barcode and DRAM among others.
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