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Don Estridge IBM PC 5150
Mar Gómez
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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