IBM 5150 maximum memory?

Jim Leonard trixter at oldskool.org
Fri Apr 25 17:20:55 CDT 2008


Tony Duell wrote:
> [1] When I got my first IBM PC-family machine (a 5160), I took it to bits 
> (what a suprise) and sat down with the TechRef. Every few minutes I'd 
> exclaim 'They did WHAT???' as I found aother it of misdesign...

That's not the first time you've mentioned that, so now I have to ask 
you:  What's the #1 most glaring misdesign you can remember about the 
5150 or 5160?
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