Subj : Today in History - 1981
To   : All
From : Dave Drum
Date : Sat Aug 12 2023 04:17 am

12 August 1981 - IBM MAKES IT PERSONAL WITH THE 5150 COMPUTER: $1,565
will get you 16K of RAM, a 4.77 MHz CPU, and DOS 1.0 on IBM's new entry
into the marketplace, a machine marketed as a personal computer, or
'PC.' Open standards mean third parties can write software or build
peripherals, which will contribute to the 5150's huge success. 

After a lot of heated arguments, the team concluded they needed to go
outside the company and use "off-the-shelf" parts to fast-track a
computer they could sell for US$1500.

They went to Microsoft for the operating system (QDOS, renamed PC-DOS
and later sold by Microsoft as MS-DOS) and to Intel +< for its 8088
processor. They chose an existing monitor from IBM Japan and a
dot-matrix printer by Epson. Only the keyboard and the system unit
itself were new designs from IBM. Even more shocking at the time, the
team opted to make the IBM PC an "open architecture" product, and
published a technical reference of the systemgCOs circuit designs and
software source codes. With this information, other companies could
develop software and build peripheral components.

On August 12, 1981, Estridge and his team introduced the IBM 5150 at a
press conference in New York City, triggering a media frenzy that
continued for months. The new computer had 16KB of RAM, no disk drives,
several applications-including VisiCalc, a spreadsheet, and EasyWriter,
a word processor-and sold for US$1565. An expanded model came with 256KB
of RAM and two floppy disk drives. In another major departure from
business as usual, IBM sold the PC through retail stores such as
ComputerLand and Sears.

MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06

      Title: Strawberry Curry Chicken
 Categories: Poultry, Fruits, Curry, Vegetables
      Yield: 2 servings

    1/2 c  Mayonnaise
    1/3 c  Ketchup
      1 tb Red wine vinegar
      1 tb Onion; fine chopped
    1/4 c  Strawberry jam
      2 tb Curry powder
      3 tb Dry onion soup mix
           Salt & pepper
      2    Chicken breast halves or
           - thighs; skinned, boned

  In a large bowl, mix all ingredients except chicken,
  strawberries, and rice.

  Place chicken breasts in a 9" X 13" baking dish.

  Spoon all of the sauce from the bowl over the chicken.

  Cover the pan and refrigerate until well marinated (at
  least 1 hr).

  Set the oven @ 375+|F/190+|C.

  Take dish out of fridge and uncover.

  Bake until chicken is cooked through (abt 20 minutes).

  Pour chicken and sauce onto a plate with cooked white
  rice.

  Garnish with fresh strawberries.

  Serves 2 people.

  By: Cognitive Cooking with Chef Watson (IBM application)

  RECIPE FROM: https://www.pcmag.com

  Uncle Dirty Dave's Archives

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.... "640K ought to be enough for anybody." Bill Gates '81
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