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The IBM 5155, an otherwise pretty much standard IBM PC in a luggable case, if you're a weight lifter. Came with an amber (monochrome) screen built-in.
I was attending Boise State University at the time. This would have been the days of "The Wiz and Wendy."
View On Black (Its really cool!)
The classic simplicity of Mies van der Rohe's IBM Building (with Marina Towers reflected on the bottom right side)
IBM mainframe computers have provided the technology backbone for businesses requiring secure systems for processing massive amounts of business data, which today includes transactions from ATMs, medical records and stocks. Pictured below, the IBM 1401 -- introduced in 1959 -- was one of the first computers to run completely on transistors, not vacuum tubes. Dave Michlowski, top photo, IBM employee, Poughkeepsie, N.Y., installs a new component into IBM's newest zEnterprise, which has over 50,000 times more processing capability than the IBM 1401.
New IBM storage system that they purchase last year from a smaller company. This is a fully solid state system of 20 TB (when fully populated) connecting via Fibre Channel to SVC (or traditional SAN storage configuration). Screaming fast (even faster than traditional SSD or Fusion IO by a few orders of magnitude). Very impressed.
An old IBM ThinkPad 600 my Mum had knocking about, aren't Mums cool?
The error screen is actually awesome, the duck flaps its wings as you move the cursor around!!
This baby has a "screaming fast mobile Pentium II processor"... reckon I might be able to get it running Ubuntu at the w/e.
1981 advertisement by Apple Computer that ran in an August issue of the Wall Street Journal.
IBM Personal System/2 Model 70 486 (promotional photo)
Facts about the IBM PC....
FACTS ABOUT THE FIRST IBM PC.....from the internet.....
August 12, 33 years ago in 1981, IBM launched ihe IBM Personal Computer or the IBM PC.
PC becomes the norm: Although the term 'Personal Computer' was applied as early as 1972 to the Xerox PARC's Alto, the success of the IBM Personal Computer (IBM PC) led everyone to identify the term PC with the desktop computer.
The Chaplin connection: IBM chose actor Billy Scudder (pictured) to play legendary English actor-comedian Charlie Chaplin's ever popular character 'The Tramp' for a series of advertisements for the IBM PC.
Ad's the way: IBM targeted home and business users by promoting their PC with smart ad slogans like, "Presenting the IBM of Personal Computers", "Education. Entertainment. Personal finance. Data management. Self-improvement. Games. Communications. And yes, business", "My own IBM computer. Imagine that" among others. The idea here was that it could be used for home computing, students and business owners.
It had software from Microsoft! Microsoft and many other companies like Digital Research, Personal Software Peachtree Software, provided programs for the IBM PC.
Set out on an 'Adventure': 'Colossal Cave Adventure' or 'Adventure' as it was simply known was the first video game on the IBM PC. The name to the computer adventure game genre was apparently derived from its name. Designed by Will Crowther, a programmer and cave enthusiast, it's layout was based on part of the Mammoth Cave system in Kentucky. USA.
A year: That's how long it took the IBM team to develop the PC.
The configuration: The IBM PC had a Intel 8088 CPU, a Floppy disk or casette system. One or two internal floppy drives were optional.
Long lasting: The IBM model 5150 has proven to be reliable; despite their age of 30 years or more, some still function as they did when new. Factors that have contributed to the 5150 PC's longevity are its flexible modular design, use of few special nonstandard parts, and rugged high-standard IBM manufacturing.
A collector's item: The IBM model 5150 Personal Computer has become a collectable among vintage computer collectors, due to the system being the first true “PC” as we know them today.
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These are IBM's Power6 CPUs. They are dual-core and runs at 5GHz. Very fast, very hot, and very power hungry. These goes into the IBM 9119-FHA, largest of the Power6 model machines. Each "PU Book" houses 4 of these CPUs and each 9119-FHA can house 8 "Book"; making each 9119-FHA capable of running 64 CPUs. Quite impressive.
We are looking at getting Power7 machines (9119-FHB) when they are available and they can house 128 CPUs with each running at 2 "hyper-threads". Going to be quite a massive computing platform!
DAY 2: Second shipment of the SAME CD from IBM. Each CD was shipped separaterly. Shame on them. Total copies of the same CD received: 8
Amazing IBM ad in The Economist from June 13th, 2009. I spent way too much time color correcting this.
For more information about The National Museum of Computing , visit www.tnmoc.org
Please take a look at www.retrocomputers.eu for more info about my retro computer collection.
Architect: Mies van der Rohe, Ludwig, 1886-1969 (IBM Building)
Description: View of the IBM building in 1972. In the foreground are a bridge over the Chicago River and the old Sun-Times building (demolished). The Marina City towers are partially visible behind the IBM building.
Photographer: Brubaker, C. William, 1972
Architecture Date: 1969-1971 (IBM Building)
Geographic coverage: Near North Side (Chicago, Ill.)
Collection: C. William Brubaker Collection (University of Illinois at Chicago)
Repository: University of Illinois at Chicago. Library. Special Collections Department
File Name: bru003_03_rF
Rights: This image may be used freely, with attribution, for research, study and educational purposes. For permission to publish, distribute, or use this image for any other purpose, please contact Special Collections and University Archives, University of Illinois at Chicago Library at lib-spec@uic.libanswers.com
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DAY 1: First shipment of the SAME CD from IBM. Each CD was shipped separately. What a waste of resources.
IBM BladeCenter S chassis. (1) Nortel 2/3 GbE Ethernet I/O Module, (2) Brocade 4020 Fiber Channel I/O modules
IBM BladeCenter S chassis. (1) Nortel 2/3 GbE Ethernet I/O Module, (2) Brocade 4020 Fiber Channel I/O modules, (1) IBM BladeCenter HS1 Blade Server
IBM BladeCenter S chassis. (1) Nortel 2/3 GbE Ethernet I/O Module, (2) Brocade 4020 Fiber Channel I/O modules, (1) IBM BladeCenter HS1 Blade Server