The IBM PC 5150 - the world's most influential computer

This is the story of the first IBM PC - your current home or laptop computer is almost certainly a direct descendant of this machine. Today, nearly 40 years after its introduction, modern PC's are used for everything from the kinds of business applications the system was originally designed for, to scientific work, to high-end gaming. But it all started back in 1981 with the IBM 5150. If you're looking for a more personal take on this computer, watch for my upcoming review of this IBM 5150! If you want your own IBM PC, they're not cheap but they are plentiful on Ebay, and I'd love it if you used my affiliate link: https://ebay.to/2Nmzcaa Some credits for some of the images and other things used in this video: 5100: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBM_5100#/media/File:IBM_5100_-_MfK_Bern.jpg Datamaster: http://oldcomputers.net/ibm5322.html Mainframe: https://www.techrepublic.com/pictures/photos-looking-back-to-the-birth-of-the-mainframe/ buckling spring: By Shaddim - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=30568410 Pet: By Photograph by Rama, Wikimedia Commons, Cc-by-sa-2.0-fr, CC BY-SA 2.0 fr, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=17129317 Atari 400: Evan-Amos https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atari_8-bit_family#/media/File:Atari-400-Comp.jpg Atari 800: Evan-Amos https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atari_8-bit_family#/media/File:Atari-800-Computer-FL.jpg TI 99/4 Tocchet22 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_Instruments_TI-99/4A#/media/File:TI-99-4_homecomputer_(adjusted_version).jpg Vic 20: Evan-Amos https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commodore_VIC-20#/media/File:Commodore-VIC-20-FL.jpg Heathkit H88: Arthur G Korwin Piotrowski https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zenith_Z-89#/media/File:Heathkit_computer_H88.JPG CGA card: Malvineous https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Color_Graphics_Adapter#/media/File:IBM_Color_Graphics_Adapter.jpg Datamaster ad: Adtari https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fhskfSpGxMA PC ad(s): La Mazmorra Abandon https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kQT_YCBb9ao&t=16s 5120 ad: Adtari https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n_PTPPMxTXo 5100 ad: Magdy Ragab https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9m54rKlErwA PC XT photo: Ruben de Rijcke: http://dendmedia.com/vintage/ PC AT photo: MBlairMartin https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBM_Personal_Computer/AT#/media/File:IBM_PC_AT.jpg Model F AT: daedelus https://deskthority.net/wiki/File:IBM_Model_F_AT.jpg PowerPC 601: Dirk Oppelt https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:IBM_PowerPC601_PPC601FD-080-2_top.jpg Portable PC: Hubert Berberich https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:IBM-portable-PC-01.jpg There You Go by Audionautix is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Artist: http://audionautix.com/ Subscribe to my channel: http://www.youtube.com/c/ModernClassic?sub_confirmation=1 Support me on Patreon!: http://www.patreon.com/modernclassic Follow me on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/modernclassicchannel/ And on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/modernclassicyt