1981: The IBM PC and the Birth of LPT1

How a Boca Raton skunkworks project wired a Centronics-style port to the IBM PC 5150 — and why the printer port outlived the empire IBM built around it.

Playlist by @parallel_port_history

9 tracks, shared on Audicious.

1. The IBM PC 5150 - the world's most influential computer — Modern Classic
2. History of Personal Computers Part 1 — Chasing 80 °
3. DOCUMENTARY: Why and How IBM ended up creating the PC (and ended up choosing the 8088 CPU) — Al's Retro Geek Lab
4. The IBM PC 5150 and XT - How IBM "Won" the Computer Wars of the 1980's - Kim Justice — Kim Justice
5. 1981-2011: 30 Years of the IBM Personal Computer — VWestlife
6. Apple & IBM PCs - 1981 - CBS Evening News — Shatner Method
7. IBM PC Announcement - Software Arts Staff Meeting, August 12, 1981 — danbcast
8. A Personal History of the IBM PC: Video extra — IEEEComputerSociety
9. DigiBarn TV: IBM PC 25th Anniversary movie — Dr. Bruce Damer