The landmark personal computer, introduced by IBM 30 years ago Friday, launched the PC revolution, changing the way people work, communicate, and play. Jay Greene, a CNET senior writer, works from ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Tim Bajarin covers the tech industry’s impact on PC and CE markets. IBM's early PC success was soon met with clones from driven ...

Among corporate technology managers, it's one of the oldest adages: "Nobody ever got fired for buying IBM." That is because many regarded it to be a safe bet to do business with the established tech ...

In 1981, the first personal computer desktop was launched by IBM. However, the IBM PC had some limitations, such as the lack of a hard drive and too few expansion ports. 40 years ago today, on March 8 ...

We’ve read a number of histories of the IBM PC and lived through that time, too. But we enjoyed [Gareth Edwards’] perspective in a post entitled The Misfit who Built the IBM PC. The titular character ...

Price isn't everything, according to IBM executives. Instead, the keys to the kingdom are manageability, security and wireless communications, three elements IBM has included in its PC fall fashions.

IBM PC's 40th anniversary is this month so we glance on its beginnings, its growth and its significance(Photo by SSPL/Getty Images) One of the most important ...

The personal computer industry began in 1977, when Apple, Radio Shack and Commodore introduced off-the-shelf computers as consumer products. Known as the "1977 Trinity," the Apple II, Radio Shack ...

IBM, which gave legitimacy to the personal computer business in the 1980s, is said to be negotiating the sale of its PC unit in a move that could reshape the industry. The company is negotiating with ...

International Business Machines Corp. has reportedly put its personal computer business up for sale in a deal that could fetch as much as $2 billion and close an era for an industry pioneer that long ...

As IBM goes full circle and exits the PC business, let’s not forget the man that got the company there in the first place. With IBM‘s recent announcement that it was saying sayonara (or the Chinese ...

Chinese computer maker Lenovo has closed a $1.25 billion deal to buy IBM's personal-computer division. The sale, one of the biggest acquisitions ever by a Chinese company, will create the world's ...