IBM PC XT

The IBM PC XT (Personal Computer XT) was introduced by IBM in March 1983, as successor of the IBM PC. It came with IBM PC BASIC in ROM. In its day the terms "IBM XT" and "XT" were often used as class distinctions, so an "XT compatible" was used for a IBM PC compatible computer that had a full 640k or more of memory and a hard disk drive as standard while a "PC compatible" was used for computers with lower specifications, but that term is never used in today's parlance.

Features

 * Processor: Intel 8088 4.77 MHz
 * Co-Processor: Intel 8087
 * 10 MB Seagate ST-412 hard drive with Xebec 1210 Modified Frequency Modulation (MFM) controller
 * Asynchronous Adapter
 * Expansion slots: 8 (8 bit)
 * Video cards
 * Monochrome Display Adapter (MDA)
 * Color Graphics Adapter (CGA)
 * Enhanced Graphics Adapter (EGA)
 * Professional Graphics Controller (PGC)

Models

 * PC XT (5160)


 * PC XT 286 (5162)

Links

 * 183-027 (1983-03-08) IBM Personal Computer Family Expanded IBM Personal Computer XT, 5160 Model 87
 * 184-112 (1984-09-10) IBM 5175 PC Professional Graphics Display and PC Professional Graphics Controller for IBM PC Family