Prototype computer Acorn released | IBM’s Project Chess prototype | Techday, August 8th
On this TECHDAY in history, on August 8th 1980, as part of IBM’s Project Chess, in complete secrecy, twelve IBM engineers, led by Don Estridge, presented a prototype computer called to a company committee. The committee gave them a one year deadline to complete it, and release it on the market. The team succeeded in meeting the deadline on schedule. A year later, on August 12, 1981, IBM introduced to the world the IBM-PC.
The IBM PC was significant because it was the first computer to be widely adopted by businesses and individuals, becoming the de facto standard for personal computing. Additionally, the IBM PC’s open architecture allowed for third-party hardware and software to be developed for the platform, further increasing its popularity. The IBM PC and its clones have become the most successful computer platform of all time, with over 2 billion PCs sold worldwide.
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