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IBM PC Day
What is? : IBM PC is day to recall the creation of IBM Personal Computer.
Also called : IBM Personal Computer
When is? : Aug 12
Frequency : Annual
Observed by : Worldwide
Where it is celebrated / observed? : Worldwide
Origin : 1981
#HashTag : #IBMPCDay
About : IBM PC Day is the original version and progenitor of the IBM PC compatible hardware platform. IBM model number 5150, was created by a team of engineers and designers under the direction of Don Estridge of the IBM Entry Systems Division in Boca Raton, Florida. The generic term "personal computer" was in use before 1981, applied as early as 1972 to the Xerox PARC's Alto, but because of the success of the IBM Personal Computer, the term "PC" came to mean more specifically a desktop microcomputer compatible with IBM's PC products. IBM's first PC ran with a 4.77 MHz Intel 8088 microprocessor and used Microsoft's MS-DOS operating system.