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<channel><title><![CDATA[River Valley Computers - Computer Sales Serivce and Support - News & Tips]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.rivervalleycomputers.com/news--tips.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[News & Tips]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 03:38:58 -0600</pubDate><generator>Weebly</generator><item><title><![CDATA[Welcome to the New Home of RIVER VALLEY COMPUTERS]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.rivervalleycomputers.com/1/post/2011/08/first-post.html]]></link><comments><![CDATA[http://www.rivervalleycomputers.com/1/post/2011/08/first-post.html#comments]]></comments><pubDate>Mon, 15 Aug 2011 18:24:49 -0600</pubDate><category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.rivervalleycomputers.com/1/post/2011/08/first-post.html</guid><description><![CDATA[  This is our blog page, and like the name on the menu says, this is where you can drop  [...] ]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div ><div style="text-align: center;"><a><img src="http://www.rivervalleycomputers.com/uploads/8/4/5/5/8455191/7250569.png?673" style="margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 10px; margin-right: 10px; border-width:0;" alt="Picture" class="galleryImageBorder" /></a><div style="display: block; font-size: 90%; margin-top: -10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"></div></div></div>  <div  class="paragraph editable-text" style=" text-align: left; ">This is our blog page, and like the name on the menu says, this is where you can drop by for news and tips. News about the latest hardware, software and yes, malware too. You need to stay on top of the good, the bad and the ugly to get the most out of your I.T. investments. <br /><span>We will also be posting tips and industry news.</span><br /><span>It has been quite awhile since the first P.C. hit the store shelves. Here is a story on just that, from Wikipedia:</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(255, 255, 0);">The </span><strong style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(255, 255, 0);">IBM Personal Computer</strong><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(255, 255, 0);">, commonly known as the </span><strong style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(255, 255, 0);">IBM PC</strong><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(255, 255, 0);">, is the original version and progenitor of the </span><a style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(255, 255, 0);" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBM_PC_compatible" title="">IBM PC compatible</a><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(255, 255, 0);"> hardware </span><a style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(255, 255, 0);" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Platform_%28computing%29" title="">platform</a><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(255, 255, 0);">. It is </span><a style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(255, 255, 0);" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBM" title="">IBM</a><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(255, 255, 0);"> model number </span><strong style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(255, 255, 0);">5150</strong><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(255, 255, 0);">, and was introduced on August 12, 1981. It was created by a team of engineers and designers under the direction of </span><a style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(255, 255, 0);" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don_Estridge" title="">Don Estridge</a><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(255, 255, 0);"> of the IBM Entry Systems Division in </span><a style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(255, 255, 0);" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boca_Raton,_Florida" title="">Boca Raton, Florida</a><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(255, 255, 0);">.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(255, 255, 0);"> Alongside "</span><a style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(255, 255, 0);" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microcomputer" title="">microcomputer</a><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(255, 255, 0);">" and "</span><a style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(255, 255, 0);" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Home_computer" title="">home computer</a><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(255, 255, 0);">", the term "</span><a style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(255, 255, 0);" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Personal_computer" title="">personal computer</a><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(255, 255, 0);">" was already in use before 1981. It was used as early as 1972 to characterize </span><a style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(255, 255, 0);" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xerox_PARC" title="">Xerox PARC</a><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(255, 255, 0);">'s </span><a style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(255, 255, 0);" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xerox_Alto" title="">Alto</a><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(255, 255, 0);">. However, because of the success of the IBM Personal Computer, the term </span><em style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(255, 255, 0);">PC</em><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(255, 255, 0);"> came to mean more specifically a </span><a style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(255, 255, 0);" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microcomputer" title="">microcomputer</a><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(255, 255, 0);"> compatible with IBM's PC products.</span><br /><br /><span>And get this, here are the specs:&nbsp; DOS 1.0 (remember way back before Windows?), an INTEL 8088 processor running at a stunning 4.77 MHZ (today's are approaching 4GHz or an increase in speed of 1000 times faster) and this is the best part,</span><br /><span>memory was available in increments between 16k and 256k. 4GB is now pretty much the standard, an increase im memory of </span>four million times. Above is a picture of that original P.C., the old IBM 5150. Just for fun, there is also a picture of the Microsoft Team, from way back in the early days, and a recent pic with all the players standing in the same spot. Billy G. is lower left. He looks about 13 doesn't he?<br /><br /></div>  ]]></content:encoded></item></channel></rss>

