During a time when Apple actively taunted and brashed its way to the top of the personal computer marketplace, dominant mainframe computer manufacturer IBM decided to dip its big blue toes into the ...

Each day, Benzinga takes a look back at a notable market-related moment that occurred on this date. What Happened? On this day in 1981, IBM (NYSE: IBM) launched its IBM Personal Computer. Where The ...

Exactly a quarter of a century ago yesterday, the IBM Personal Computer was born. Was this the first? No, personal computer (PC) was a generic term before the IBM Personal Computer was introduced on ...

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 ...

CHICAGO - William C. Lowe had a bold idea: IBM should develop a personal computer that could be mass marketed, expanding the company's reach beyond businesses and into people's homes. That was in 1980 ...

If IBM sells off its personal computer business - as many are speculating it will - there could be some unintended (and unfavourable) repercussions, says Martin Brampton. Can we imagine life without ...