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Don Estridge IBM PC 5150

Mar Gómez

Created on November 5, 2023

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Philip Don Estridge

Author: Mar Gómez

Personal life

1969

1937

1958

1959

1959

1963

IBM
Birth
Marriage
Graduation
IBM
NASA

Boca Raton, Florida

Jacksonville, Florida

Mary Ann Hellier

Electrical engineering

Junior engineer, New York

Goddard Space Flight Center

Development of IBM PC

  • Bill Lowe's proposal: 12 people, 1 year
  • Strategy:
    • Shop for functioning components and software (third party)
    • Outside sales channels
  • Announced in 1981 for 1,565$:
    • Intel 8088 GPU 4.77 MHz
    • 16Kb RAM (640Kb max)
    • 5 expansion slots

PC Comparison

PCs used to be sold as kits (hobbyists and computer enthusiasts)

Apple II (1977)
Commodore VIC-20 (1980)

Price: 1,298$

Price: 299$

Heathkit H-89 (1979)
IBM PC 5150 (1981)

Price: 1,598$

Price: 1,565$

"Philip Estridge dies in jet crash"

Legacy

  • Open architecture
  • Widespread availability
  • Proliferation of personal computers

Thanksfor your attention