On March 8, 1983, IBM released the Personal Computer XT, short for eXtended Technology, or PC/XT, or just XT. It came equipped with a 10 megabyte MFM Full-Height Hard Disk Drive with 306 Cylinders ...

In the 80s and 90s, some desktop PCs included a "Turbo" button, but what it actually did was a little unclear. What was it ...

Floppies were a pain, and when IBM introduced the PC XT, with a built-in hard drive, some of that pain went away. As you might imagine with an IBM machine, there were a lot of configuration options.

[Yeo Kheng Meng] didn’t cheat by simply running MS-DOS on a modern PC, either: he tested the client on a real 1984 vintage IBM 5155 Portable PC. This semi-portable PC/XT model sports a 4.77 MHz ...

Find out inside PCMag's comprehensive tech and computer-related encyclopedia. Skip to Main Content. Menu. ... An 83-key keyboard introduced with the IBM PC in 1981 and the PC XT in 1983.

Apr 23, 2025 23:00:00 'Evertop' is a personal computer that can run continuously for an unlimited amount of time using e-paper and solar panels, and can emulate the IBM PC XT and run DOS and ...