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The PC age began 45 years ago with the breakthrough Intel 8088 processor
45 years ago, in August 1981, the PC age began in earnest with the launch of the IBM PC Model 5150. At its heart was the Intel 8088 microprocessor.
Unix copyright code infringement lawsuit is back from the dead
Unix copyright code infringement back from the dead — IBM is still under fire from Xinuos about 2003-era bytes, with a hearing as recent as June 22.
IBM goes sub-1nm, develops 0.7nm-class technology
IBM's new 0.7nm-class fabrication process uses nanostack transistors, requires 2x more FEOL steps for massive improvements in performance, power, and area.
The Floppy Disk patent was granted today in 1972
The patent application for the floppy disk was granted to two IBM engineers on this day in 1972.
IBM ThinkPad T43 enthusiast installs 'almost' every version of Windows on the single-core laptop without using virtual machine
An IBM ThinkPad user boasts that they can install '(almost) all versions of Windows from NT 4 to 10 22H2' with driver support, without resorting to virtual machine (VM) technology.
IBM spins off America's first quantum chip foundry with $2 billion in federal and private funding
Premium Headquartered in Albany, New York, Anderon will operate a 300mm quantum wafer fab and offer its manufacturing services to competing quantum hardware vendors.
Enthusiasts build an interactive online ‘Listening Museum’ of iconic keyboard audio samples
The Listening Museum presents a collection of 36 iconic to modern classic keyboards that have been multisampled and uploaded into an interactive site.
40 years ago we entered the megabit memory era with IBM’s DRAM breakthrough
40 years ago today IBM was in the news for becoming the first computer company with 1-megabit memory chips.
