The 25 Greatest PCs of All Time

Iria · Aug 11, 2006, 06:52 PM

Source: Yahoo! News
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IBM's first PC, announced on August 12, 1981, was far from the first personal computer--but when it arrived, there was near-universal agreement that it was likely to be a landmark machine. It was. And 25 years later, it still ranks among the most significant computers ever.

Like the IBM Personal Computer, Model 5150, the greatest systems have always had ambitions to boldly go where no computer has gone before. Without these innovative machines, the PC revolution would have been a lot less...well, revolutionary. So we decided to celebrate the IBM PC's 25th birthday by identifying the 25 PCs that have mattered most--from any manufacturer, and from any era.

No single characteristic makes a computer great. But we managed to boil down an array of winning qualities into four factors, all of which happen to begin with the letter I.

BWX · Aug 11, 2006, 08:05 PM

http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,12...s/article.html

hmmm.. that site sucks.. pages won't load, etc.. strange.

EDIT
LOL- I kept looking for my old PC that I acquired last year.

I thought it didn't make the list. Looks like it did.. I have an Apple II..

Vampyromaniac · Aug 12, 2006, 04:10 AM

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Originally Posted by BWX

I have an Apple II..

hehe... http://www.cybernetman.com/default.cfm?DocId=602

BWX · Aug 12, 2006, 04:47 AM

I like boxes though.

Aug 11, 2006, 06:52 PM	#1
Iria DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 7,275 Rep Power: 87	The 25 Greatest PCs of All Time Source: Yahoo! News ________ IBM's first PC, announced on August 12, 1981, was far from the first personal computer--but when it arrived, there was near-universal agreement that it was likely to be a landmark machine. It was. And 25 years later, it still ranks among the most significant computers ever. Like the IBM Personal Computer, Model 5150, the greatest systems have always had ambitions to boldly go where no computer has gone before. Without these innovative machines, the PC revolution would have been a lot less...well, revolutionary. So we decided to celebrate the IBM PC's 25th birthday by identifying the 25 PCs that have mattered most--from any manufacturer, and from any era. No single characteristic makes a computer great. But we managed to boil down an array of winning qualities into four factors, all of which happen to begin with the letter I.

Aug 11, 2006, 08:05 PM	#2
BWX unplugged Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: USNY Posts: 19,665 Rep Power: 109 System Specs	http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,12...s/article.html hmmm.. that site sucks.. pages won't load, etc.. strange. EDIT LOL- I kept looking for my old PC that I acquired last year. I thought it didn't make the list. Looks like it did.. I have an Apple II.. __________________ Last edited by BWX; Aug 11, 2006 at 08:25 PM.

Aug 12, 2006, 04:47 AM	#4
BWX unplugged Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: USNY Posts: 19,665 Rep Power: 109 System Specs	I like boxes though. __________________