Personal Computer

Personal computer, microcomputer, 'PC-XT', hardware (5) manuals (2), and packaging, plastic/ metal/ glass/ electrical components/ paper, IBM Corporation, Australia/ Taiwan/ USA, 1984.

IBM, personal computer, consisting of a systems unit (CPU), colour display monitor, keyboard, power cord, colour graphics adaptor, and two manuals "Basic Language" and "Guide to Operations".

The Systems unit (-1) has a large rectangular cream and grey painted metal housing. At the front is a black disk drive for 5 1/4" floppy disks, and vertical vent holes are to the left side. On the right side of the housing is a large red plastic on/off switch. The back panel is black metal, with two 3 pin jacks for power cables on the left, 2 small round jacks for cassette and keyboard in the middle and a multipin jack to the right.
The Monitor (-4) is a colour monitor, in a cream plastic housing, with a square grey glass screen. To the right side of the screen are three black plastic knobs, above this is a small metal label "IBM/Personal/Computer/Color Display". The back of the computer has a three pin jack and a power cord in the bottom left corner.
The keyboard (-3) is a seperate unit. A long flat rectangular housing of cream plastic with a standard QWERTY keyboard with beige and cream keys. There is a series of function keys to the left and a numeric keypad to the right.
Power cord (-2) for the system unit and;
Two instructon manuals (-5:6), Basic language and Guide to Operations.