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On this page you will find documentation on the IBM 5150 PC.

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Official IBM books supplied with and meant for the IBM 5150 PC

Below are downloadable full PDF copies of the official IBM books supplied and meant for the IBM 5150 PC.

IBM Personal Computer "Technical Reference" Version 2.02 Revised Edition (April 1983)

  A photo and details of the book and slip cover can be seen here.

IBM Personal Computer "Hardware Maintenance And Service" Revised Edition (April 1983)

  A photo and details of the book and slip cover can be seen here.

IBM Personal Computer "Guide To Operations"  First Edition Revised (April-1983)

  A photo and details of the book and slip cover can be seen here.

IBM Personal Computer "IBM PC-BASIC" Version 1.10 Second Edition (May 1982)

  A photo and details of the book and slip cover can be seen here.

IBM Personal Computer "IBM PC-DOS" Version 2.0 First Edition (Jan 1983)

  A photo and details of the book and slip cover can be seen here.

Official IBM 5150 Personal Computer Press Release Kit

Below is a downloadable PDF version of the Official IBM Press Release Kit from Aug 12 1981 including a set of official black and white photos to show the new IBM 5150 PC.

IBM Press Release PC 5150 Aug, 12 1981 10:30AM EST

A set of official black and white photos

Items published in Aug 1981 that are not part of the Official Press Release Kit

Below are downloadable PDF copies of some of the official sales brochures other documents IBM was handing out around the time the IBM 5150 PC was first introduced.

Product Announcement PC 5150 Aug, 12 1981

You and Your IBM PC Sales Brochure Aug 1981

IBM Personal Computer at Work Sales Brochure Aug 1981

IBM Personal Computer For Education Sales Brochure Aug 1981

  A Guide To IBM Personal Computers Published April 1985

Below is a downloadable PDF of this guide. This guide provides very detailed information about IBM 5150 PC and all of it options.

Guide To IBM PC's Section 11 IBM 5150 PC 

Guide To IBM PC’s Section 30 IBM 5151 Monochrome Display

Guide To IBM PC’s Section 30 IBM 5153 Color Display

Guide To IBM PC’s Section 31 IBM 5152 Graphics Printer

Guide To IBM PC’s Section 40 IBM PC DOS

Vintage IBM exclusive. Never before released to the public.

A scan of the design charts made by Lew Eggebrecht of the proposed new IBM Personal Computer dated 8/25/1980 these design charts were then presented to the IBM Board Of Directors for review to give the O.K to built the new IBM Personal Computer.

Intel Or AMD 8088 4.77MHz

Early models 16-64K Ram

Later models 64-256K Ram

One or two 160K Or 360K full height floppys

Cassette port

5 internal expansion slots

IBM PC-DOS 1.0

IBM 83 key clicky keyboard

IBM/Epson Dot matrix printer

Early models green monochrome and CGA display for the TV

Later models monochrome, CGA, EGA And VGA display

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