The Story of the IBM PCjr, IBM's Major Failure. - Tech Retrospective

The IBM's PCjr was an attempt by IBM to expand their personal computer line to the home market. The story of the PCjr is fascinating. While the PC jr graphics are rather impressive it was overall a failure on the market. We go over the history of the IBM PCjr's awful keyboard, it's lack of software compatibility, and the eventual success of a clone of the PCjr, the Tandy 1000. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/newsmakers Subscribe!: https://bit.ly/2JHzSrL Get Social: Join our Fan Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/newsmakerstechfans/ Talk with us on Discord: http://newsmakers.tech/discord Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/newsmakerstech/ Twitter: http://twitter.com/newsmakerstech Royalty Free Music Licensed From: www.stockmusic.net