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    News - Pioneer behind the IBM PC, Bill Lowe, dies aged 72

    This first IBM PC system used an Intel 8088 processor and Microsoft DOS 1.0.
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    Re: News - Pioneer behind the IBM PC, Bill Lowe, dies aged 72

    Rest In Peace.

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    Re: News - Pioneer behind the IBM PC, Bill Lowe, dies aged 72

    RIPC.

    I don't know what's sadder, his death or the fact I miss those early days when computing was escaping from the industrial zoo into the wild. Now sometimes I wish it'd go back into the zoo and leave me alone for a while! Though not until I've finished checking Twitter, seven forums, and my email, obviously.

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    Re: News - Pioneer behind the IBM PC, Bill Lowe, dies aged 72

    Isn't that a picture of a 5160 with full height hard drive.
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    Re: News - Pioneer behind the IBM PC, Bill Lowe, dies aged 72

    In 1985 an open architecture concept was agreed between IBM and Microsoft for the benefit of customers.
    That'd be in my top three list of advances in the field of computing. Sure Microsoft was involved (and probably had their own commercial agenda for doing this), but having this open architecture also surely allowed the flourishing of other developments, like Linux and also OS X moving to this open architecture.

    If Bill Lowe was behind this then the world's lost a notable pioneer.

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    Re: News - Pioneer behind the IBM PC, Bill Lowe, dies aged 72

    That's sad, RIP.

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    Re: News - Pioneer behind the IBM PC, Bill Lowe, dies aged 72

    I still have one of these computers, and the last time i turned it off in the late 80's, it still worked. This is what gave IBM it's association with top quality, by putting these computers in peoples' homes and seeing them last and last and last...all thanks to Lowe's work. He was a great guy.

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