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IBM PC/XT 5160

picture of IBM PC/XT 5160
IBM PC/XT 5160

The IBM Personal Computer XT is the second computer in the IBM Personal Computer line, released on March 8, 1983. Except for the addition of a built-in hard drive and extra expansion slots, it is very similar to the original IBM PC model 5150 from 1981.

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Category: IBM
Make: IBM
Year: 1983
OS: PC DOS
Status: Working
Hardware: Desktop
Battery: Not Inspected
Barcode: 32775905804802
Date Tested: 2020-01-01
Inventory #: X0048
Donor: Robert Ferguson
Notes: s/n 55732375160
640KB memory
IBM Type 13 20MB hard disk
Single full-height floppy. DOS 2.0 (period correct) installed on hard disk.
Internal cards:
•Game Card
•Microsoft Serial Mouse card
•Color Graphics Adapter
•Hayes Smartmodem 1200B (internal)
•AST SixPakPlus multifunction card: 576K memory, RTC, RS-232 & parallel ports

Microsoft Serial Mouse
IBM PC Model F keyboard (83 key)

Very good. Nicely preserved original machine.
Floppy drive has been replaced with period-and-machine correct IBM-branded drive.

Software:
IBM PC/DOS 2.0
IBM Exploring the Personal Computer XT
IBM PC Diagnostics v2.0
IBM PC Advanced Diagnostics v2.20

Documentation:
IBM PC/XT Guide To Operations
IBM PC/DOS 2.0 Technical Reference

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