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computers / alt.folklore.computers / Re: IBM 35 years ago

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* IBM 35 years agoundefined Hancock-4
`- Re: IBM 35 years agoBob Eager

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 by: undefined Hancock-4 - Wed, 16 Jun 2021 19:03 UTC

Some ads from IBM in 1984:

IBM PC JR
https://archive.org/details/Nations-Business-1984-11/page/n15/mode/2up

IBM PC assistant series
https://archive.org/details/Nations-Business-1984-11/page/n101/mode/2up

IBM 1985 new typewriter
https://archive.org/details/Nations-Business-1984-12/page/n37/mode/2up

IBM Portable PC
https://archive.org/details/Nations-Business-1984-09/page/n91/mode/2up

(You can scroll through the rest of the magazines).

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 by: Bob Eager - Wed, 16 Jun 2021 20:06 UTC

On Wed, 16 Jun 2021 12:03:13 -0700, undefined Hancock-4 wrote:

> IBM Portable PC
> https://archive.org/details/Nations-Business-1984-09/page/n91/mode/2up

I bought one new in early 1986 (I think).

I still have one (not the same one; I sold that and was given this one).
I did the hack to put 640kB on the motherboard.

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