Emuva Esikhathini Esidlule: I-Tandy Corporation Iqala Ibhizinisi Nge-IBM Computer Clones (21/4/2021)

Esiqeshini sanamuhla sochungechunge lwethu oluthi Buyela Enkathini edlule, sizobuyela emuva ekupheleni kweminyaka engamashumi ayisishiyagalombili ekhulwini leminyaka elidlule. Masikhumbule usuku lapho i-Tandy Corporation inquma ukuqala ukwenza ama-clone omugqa womkhiqizo owawudumile ngaleso sikhathi we-IBM we-PS/2.

I-Tandy Corporation Iqala Ibhizinisi nge-IBM Computer Clones (1988)

UTandy waba nomhlangano nabezindaba ngomhla zingama-21 kuMbasa, 1988, lapho, phakathi kwezinye izinto, amemezela khona ngokusemthethweni ukuthi uhlela ukuqala ukukhiqiza ama-clone akhe omugqa womkhiqizo we-IBM's PS/2. Le ngqungquthela okukhulunywe ngayo ngenhla yabanjwa kungekudala ngemuva kokuba i-IBM imemezele. ukuthi izolayisensa amalungelo obunikazi obuchwepheshe obubalulekile obusetshenziswa kumakhompyutha ayo. I-IBM ifinyelele kulesi sinqumo ngemuva kokuthi abaphathi bayo bebone ukuthi isiqala ukulahlekelwa ukulawula imakethe ehlala ikhula yobuchwepheshe obuhambisana ne-IBM, nokuthi ukunikezwa kwamalayisensi kungaletha inzuzo ethe xaxa enkampanini.

Ngokuhamba kweminyaka emihlanu, ama-clone emishini ye-IBM agcina ethole ukuthandwa kakhulu kunamakhompyutha okuqala. I-IBM yagcina ishiye imakethe ye-PC ngokuphelele futhi yathengisa isigaba esifanele kuLenovo ngo-2005. Ukuthengiswa okukhulunywe ngakho ngenhla kokuhlukaniswa kwamakhompiyutha e-IBM kwenzeka engxenyeni yokuqala kaDisemba 2004. Mayelana nokudayiswa, i-IBM yasho ngaleso sikhathi ukuthi yayihlela ukugxila kakhulu kuseva kanye nebhizinisi lengqalasizinda esikhathini esizayo. Intengo yengxenye yamakhompiyutha ye-IBM yayingamaRandi ayizigidi eziyizinkulungwane ezingu-1,25 ngaleso sikhathi, kodwa ingxenye yawo kuphela eyayikhokhwa ngokheshi. Ukuhlukaniswa kweseva ye-IBM nakho kwaba ngaphansi kweLenovo kamuva nje.

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