IBM 5100 - Wikipedia
The 5100 was based on IBM's innovative concept that, using an emulator written in microcode, a small and relatively cheap computer could run programs already written for much larger, and much more expensive, existing computers, without the time and expense of …
IBM 5100, John Titor’s Mission From The Future - Stranger …
Oct 3, 2011 · In 1975, IBM released the first mass-produced portable computer, the 5100. It was an incredible feat for the time: An integrated 5-inch CRT monitor, up to 64 kilobytes of random-access memory (RAM), and the ability to run programs meant for larger, more expensive computers, all in something the size of a briefcase.
Bringing APL To The Masses: The History Of The IBM 5100
Dec 19, 2023 · Part of what made it possible to bring the power of APL processing to a portable system like the IBM 5100 was the IBM PALM processor, which implemented an emulator in microcode to allow...
The IBM 5100 Portable Computer - Columbia University
The IBM 5100 Portable Computer. Photo: IBM history archive. Date: 1975. From the IBM History website: "One of the first 'portables' on the market, it can store more information than any other commercial machine (48,000 bits), contains a small display screen, and can be used as a terminal for the System/370.
IBM 5100 (1975) - Oldcomputr.com
Apr 23, 2018 · The 5100 was one of the first portable computers: it had the central unit, keyboard, monitor and mass storage in a single small case (small for its time, of course). I won’t go into the technical details of the machine as there’s plenty of information about the IBM 5100 on the net.
Tech Time Warp of the Week: The 50-Pound Portable PC, 1977
May 3, 2013 · Six years earlier, Big Blue unleashed a machine called the IBM 5100. It wasn’t just personal. It was also portable — at least by the standards of the day. It weighed 50 pounds, and it didn’t work...
IBM 5100 - context.oldcomputermuseum.com
Introduced in 1975, the 5100 was IBM's first production personal computer (six years before the PC!). The 5100 has an integral CRT display, keyboard, and tape drive. It was available with APL, BASIC, or both, and with 16, 32, 48, or 64 Kbytes of RAM.
All about the IBM 5100 from 1975 (also IBM 5106 and IBM 5110)
Nov 22, 2022 · The IBM 5100 combines two legacy “line printer” systems into a more compact “CRT-based” system, with a compact digital data-storage tape unit. The IBM 5100 “Executive ROS” is written in... Est. reading time: 4 minutes. Some topic highlights: how to replace the PSU with modern components.
IBM 5100 - Vintage Computer
The IBM 5100 was marketed as the world’s premiere portable computer. It weighed a little over 50 lbs, and unlike many microcomputers at the time, it came fully assembled with integrated features like a keyboard and CRT display, as well as system software.
IBM 5100 - IT History Society
The IBM 5100 Portable Computer was a portable computer introduced in September 1975, six years before the IBM PC. It was the evolution of a prototype called the SCAMP (Special Computer APL Machine Portable) that was developed at the IBM Palo Alto Scientific Center in 1973.