PC-GR TECH HISTORY IBM Portable Personal Computer 5155
IBM Portable Personal Computer PC 5155 | TechMuseum
Year of manufacture: 1984-1986
Technical Specifications:
- Processor: Intel 8088 , 4.77 MHz
- RAM: 256 KB
- FDD: One or two floppy disk 5.25″ 360KB
- HDD: –
- Audio: Mono speaker
- Connectors/Ports: Parallel , serial , color adapter
- Case: Portable type
- Monitor: Monochrome
- OS: IBM PS DOS 2.10
The IBM Portable Personal Computer features an Intel 8088 processor at 4.77 MHz and memory of 256kB. Equipped with one or possibly two floppy disks at 360kB it runs with the IBM’s operating system of PS DOS 2.10 version.
The IBM PC 5155 model 68 is an early portable computer that followed the successful suitcase-styled Compaq Portable. In a direct comparison, the IBM PPC 5155 was a less expensive with more limited features with a strong selling point on the portability.
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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