The IBM PCjr, Part 1: The road to hell is paved with good intentions

On the 40th anniversary of the IBM PCjr, we revisit the machine regarded as one of the biggest flops in the computer industry. The media would like you to believe that the PCjr failed because of its infamous keyboard, but that's not the full story. In this multi-part retrospective, we're going to examine the entire lifecycle of the PCjr, and determine the real reason it failed. Along the way, we'll cover its true strengths and weaknesses, the legacy it left on the computer game industry, and the community of hackers that keep its memory alive into the 21st century. Chapters: 00:00 Introduction 00:51 Series Overview 01:25 The state of the home computer market by 1982 03:35 IBM's proposed target market 04:21 PCjr Sales Training VHS 05:28 Anticipation of success 06:20 PCjr announced November 1st 1983 07:55 Hand-on at COMDEX 1983 10:54 Why the shipping delay? 12:57 Books, Magazines, and "Guaranteed" Success 14:34 What's next? Acknowledgments: Massive thanks to these fine folks, who granted me the use of their research, photos, or video for use in this retrospective series: @danbcast @mbbrutman Doctor Octal @Epictronics1 --- Want to support me, and help me make more videos like this? Consider becoming a patron: https://www.patreon.com/TheOldskoolPC Gear I use to make my videos: https://kit.co/mobygamer/4k-youtube-on-a-budget Contact info: Twitter: @MobyGamer Email: http://www.oldskool.org/personal