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Item:          IBM 5120 Type 5110 / 03 Vintage Computer. 1980 8 inch diskdrives. Works (**). RARE !!

Condition: Turns on without problems, displays a screen filled with 7's and when the 'display registers' switch is used, it displays different information. See screenshots (pic #2) I cannot test it any further, don't know how to operate this. so, it's solds AS-IS, SOLD AS DEFECTIVE. This is the biggest and heaviest personal computer ever sold, it weighs around 48 kg.  This machine looks great, see pictures for details, some scratches, very, very rare machine. If you have any questions please ask. Collector's item !

       Terms: Items are sold as 'defect' due to their vintage nature. For example: When I test an item as working, I might be broken by the time it arrives at your doorstep. I do garantee that I pack with the most caution, having 10+ years experience, so items will arrive in the same fysical shape you see them here. When you buy, you agree to these terms. I hope you'll understand.

You can allways return the item to me, and get a full refund (item + shipping to you !) , but you'll pay for shipping the item to me.

                  

                                      
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IBM 5120
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IBM 5120
Manufacturer
IBM
Type
Professional Computer
Release date
1980; 39 years ago
Introductory price
US$13,500 (equivalent to $41,051 in 2018)
Media
2 x 8-inch 1.2MB floppy disk drives
CPU
IBM PALM processor
Memory
64KB RAM, 64KB ROM
Input
Keyboard
Mass
45kg
Predecessor
IBM 5110
Successor
IBM Datamaster
 
Closeup of a running 5120
The IBM 5120 Computing System (sometimes referred to as the IBM 5110 Model 3) was announced in February 1980 as the desktop follow-on to the IBM 5110 Computing System. It featured two built-in 8-inch 1.2 MB floppy disk drives, 9-inch monochrome monitor, 32K RAM and optional IBM 5114 stand-alone diskette unit with two additional 8-inch 1.2 MB floppy disk drives.[1] The system was sold with both APL and BASIC languages in ROM and provided a toggle switch on the front panel to select the language. APL allowed numerous business software written on IBM minicomputers to run on the 5120.[2]
Description[edit]
It was launched in 1980 as the lowest-priced IBM business computer to date. Depending on the options the overall system prices ranged from $9,340 to $23,990. To emphasize its office image IBM released in that same year 6 new programs: task inventory, billing, payroll, accounts payable, accounts receivable and general ledger accounting.[1]
Aside from larger screen size and performance benefits over its predecessor, the IBM 5120 design incorporated several usability advantages:
Reduced 'footprint' requiring less desktop space
Reduced glare on monitor, keytop and product surfaces
Ease of handling/lifting based on bottom form treatment
Reduced static loading in arms and shoulders due to keyboard palm rest
For its usability features and appearance, the IBM 5120 was recognized with two major industrial design awards and described with terms such as ″clean, well thought out″; ″subtle detailing shows great care in execution″; and ″looks like quality″.[3][4]
IBM did not offer a LAN or hard disk drive for these systems. However, in 1981 Hal Prewitt, founder of Core International, Inc invented and marketed the world's first and only hard disk subsystems and "CoreNet", a LAN used to share programs and data for the IBM 5110 and 5120 systems.[5][6] In 1984, Core introduced PC51, software that allowed 5100 Series computer programs written in BASIC to run unmodified on the IBM PC and compatibles under PC DOS and share programs and data on CoreNet, the LAN for all these models.
References[edit]
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a b IBM 5120 Computing System IBM Archives. Retrieved 10-19-2011.
^ IBM 5120 Computing System Old-Computers.com Museum
^ ″Annual Design Review″. I.D. Magazine, Product Design Award: IBM 5120 Computing System, Tom Hardy: Industrial Designer, 1981.
^ “Industrial Design Excellence – Gold IDEA”. Industrial Designers Society of America, Product Design Award: IBM 5120 Computing System, Tom Hardy: Industrial Designer, 1980.
^ "Save IBM 5110/20 from junk yards of the world" (PDF). Core. Retrieved 31 March 2010.
^ "1982 CORE Newsletter" (PDF). Core. Retrieved 18 Nov 2016.
Core 5110/20 Hard Drives
1984 Core PC51 Users Manual
1984 Core PC51 Media Release