September 1975 · Computer or hardware
IBM 5100 (1975)
IBM's portable desktop computer, released in September 1975, shipped with APL, BASIC or both selectable by a front-panel switch.
Released September 1975 at $8,975 to $19,975 depending on configuration.
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Facts
- Date
- September 1975
- Kind
- Computer or hardware: Portable desktop computer
- Maker or publisher
- IBM
- CPU
- IBM PALM
- CPU speed
- 1.9 MHz
- OS shipped
- APL and/or BASIC in ROM
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