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The IBM 5100 Portable Computer is one of the first portable computers, [1] introduced in September 1975, six years before the IBM Personal Computer, and eight before the first successful IBM compatible portable computer, the Compaq Portable.
3 paź 2011 · But the IBM 5100 was more than just a portable computer. It contained a hidden feature that remained undiscovered by the general public for fifteen years, until the year 2000. The year John Titor supposedly arrived on our world-line.
According to Bob Dubke, the second engineer on IBM's 5100 team in Rochester (who now co-owns a locally-based company called eXport Ventures Corp. and also works for Edina Realty), that secret function was his contribution to the design of the computer.
If I were to acquire my own "IBM 5100" with the APL module through an auction, I could finally put the theory of “secret functionality” to the test. Unlike museums, I would disassemble it meticulously, documenting every detail.
IBM 5100. IBM 5100 był pierwszym podejściem firmy IBM do komputerów mniejszych niż mainframe i mieszczących się na biurku. Jego następca, IBM PC (IBM 5150) często uważany jest błędnie za pierwszy komputer osobisty [1].
23 sie 2022 · The IBM 5100 had a brief three-year life from 1975 to 1978. A blistering 1.9 MHz 16-bit CPU drove a 5-inch CRT monitor and you could have between 16K and 64K of RAM along with a fair amount of...
19 gru 2023 · The advantages of being able to run APL on a single-user, portable system, eventually led to the IBM 5100. Its story is succinctly summarized by [Bradford Morgan White] in a recent article.
