IBM PCs
Big Blue desktops
IBM PCs were personal computers manufactured by IBM beginning in 1981, establishing the hardware architecture that came to dominate desktop computing.
The open design allowed other manufacturers to create compatible machines, spawning the "IBM PC compatible" standard.
Though IBM eventually exited the PC market, the architecture persists—modern Windows computers are descendants of the original IBM PC design.
Tech company nickname
Early PC operating system
- Windows 3.11992 graphical operating system
- Windows 951995 PC platform
- BIOSBoot-up initialization firmware
- BASICBeginner-friendly programming language
WordPerfect · command line · CONFIG.SYS · device drivers · shareware · freeware · boot disk · file manager
Computer's primary circuit platform
- CPUMain computing chip
- PentiumIntel microprocessor line
- RAMTemporary data storage hardware
- hard driveComputer's internal storage device
floppy disk · 3.5-inch · expansion card · graphics card · sound card · modem · CRT monitor · VGA
Longing for the past
- retrocomputingInterest in obsolete technology
- vintageQuality from past eras
- 8-bitVintage computing standard
- 16-bitComputing word length
dot matrix printer · dial-up · BBS · bulletin board · beige box · green screen · monochrome · boot sequence
Commercial undertaking or initiative
- corporateOf or relating to companies
- officeProfessional work location
- workstationTechnical computing system
- productivityOutput relative to input
spreadsheet · word processing · desktop publishing · data processing · networking · LAN · Fortune 500 · industry standard
Big Blue
Tech company nickname
MS-DOS
Early PC operating system
- Windows 3.11992 graphical operating system
- Windows 951995 PC platform
- BIOSBoot-up initialization firmware
BASIC · WordPerfect · command line · CONFIG.SYS · device drivers · shareware · freeware · boot disk · file manager · DOS prompt
motherboard
Computer's primary circuit platform
hard drive · floppy disk · 3.5-inch · expansion card · graphics card · sound card · modem · CRT monitor · VGA · keyboard
nostalgia
Longing for the past
- retrocomputingInterest in obsolete technology
- vintageQuality from past eras
- 8-bitVintage computing standard
16-bit · dot matrix printer · dial-up · BBS · bulletin board · beige box · green screen · monochrome · boot sequence
enterprise
Commercial undertaking or initiative
- corporateOf or relating to companies
- officeProfessional work location
- workstationTechnical computing system
productivity · spreadsheet · word processing · desktop publishing · data processing · networking · LAN · Fortune 500 · industry standard · market dominance