Jun 7, 2021 · The original IBM Color Graphics Adapter (CGA) for the first IBM PC introduced the "80x25 at 16 colors" text display mode for use with output to color monitors like the IBM 5153 (as opposed to …

Jul 11, 2018 · IBM PC never really penetrated the multi-user market until the late 80's and early 90's with the rise of networking, with the better processors (2-3-486s), now able to run Netware and Xenix/Unix.

Nov 8, 2023 · Although subjective, I believe I'm not the only one considering default VGA 256 color palette to be hideous and ugly. What is the story behind this, why were these particular colors chosen?

Sep 26, 2023 · Home use of the IBM PC/XT variants would begin with upgrades of the existing PCs and clones when hard disk controllers became available. By the mid-1980s there were auctions of 5 …

Apr 9, 2025 · At least some IBM Model M keyboards supported XT/AT autodetect, but this is out of scope of this question. Additionally, there are also Type 1 (PC) and Type 2 (PC XT) keyboards, but …

Feb 6, 2024 · 6 According to the IBM PC/XT Technical Reference page 3-6, pin 2 of plug P8 is a "key." (Note that this is the pin specifically; this is separate from the keying of the shroud, which is …

Jul 31, 2018 · One of the more remarkable events in the history of personal computers was IBM contemplating basing their PC on Atari technology. That this was seriously considered, everyone …

Aug 20, 2021 · It performs full emulation of IBM PC/XT (8088) hardware that implements the chipset/ISA using the actual BIOS images of the PC, video cards and hard drive controllers. It is an actively …

Mar 1, 2018 · The original IBM PC and later variants used an Intel 8253 or 8254 as a sound chip. Why did users add sound cards such as the Adlib or Sound Blaster. I remember voice output with …

Jul 1, 2022 · The result was the LK201: Meanwhile IBM had been starting the PC revolution from 1981, but using its model F keyboard which many users compared unfavourably to the larger DEC …