Cpu

Object Name:

Cpu

Object ID:

2003.003.01

Creator:

IBM CorporationManufacturer

Place of Origin:

Armonk, NY

Date:

1983

Description:

Computer processor. IBM Model 5150, 512KB RAM (originally 64KB), 40KB ROM, 16-bit microprocessor (8088). Rectangular shell of khaki-colored aluminum on top and sides; back and bottom black, front cover tan. Four circular cork feet on bottom. Front has row of vertical linear holes in bottom left corner, silver square with black lettering above: "IBM / PERSONAL / COMPUTER". Removable, rectangular, black plastic cover set into front has long, narrow, horizontal handle in center and gray foam rubber gasket around edges. Underneath plastic cover are two 5.25 inch floppy disk drives each with plastic cover, small red light in lower left corner, "IBM" molded into upper left corner, center horizontal slot, square recessed area under center of slot and door above slot which covers center of slot when door is lowered. Each drive contains a removable cardboard shipping card which covers the interior drive, tab protrudes from center of slot for removal. Right side, lower right corner has recessed area covered with black plastic with red lever, white lettering on black plastic: "ON / OFF". Back has nine metal screws. Silver square with black lettering "IBM / 5150" in upper left corner. Square khaki plastic sign with black lettering gives manufacturing and electrical information. A female and a male electrical outlet located below sign. Three inch circular exhaust fan outlet covered by aluminum with horizontal slats. Stamped in white near top edge, just right of center: "OK / 27" with an oblong border, lines separated by a line with arrow at each end, "HI / POT" in a circle and "B" in a circle. 0.9 inch diameter black aluminum cap or cover below. Khaki plastic sign with black lettering: "KEYBOARD / CASSETTE" underneath and below that a rectangular opening with two circular outlets inside. Rectangular opening with five expansion slots, three of which contain a total of four ports. Second slot from left has black lettering "AST". Vertical bar code along right edge with "S/N07247745150".

Material:

Metal
Plastic
Paper
Composition

Dimensions:

H-5.5 W-19.5 D-16 inches

Provenance:

Used by donors at their home in Manchester, NH, from 1984 until it stopped working in 1999 or 2000.

Credit Line:

Gift of William E. and June M. Vander Haegen

People:

Vander Haegen, William, Vander Haegen, June

Subjects:

Computers