Category: IBM P75

Background & history The IBM P75 was the most powerful portable computer released in 1990 as it was the first mobile computer to sport the then cutting-edge, Intel 486 CPU. It was also perhaps the most expensive personal computer that

First things first, we need to talk about the IBM reference diskette. You will need this diskette to boot and configure your IBM P75 successfully. Though if you are having trouble getting POST (meaning getting a full count of the

IBM computers of the late ’80s and early 90’s certainly has a distinct aesthetic – beige and monolithic, yet elegant and sophisticated. You knew when you saw an IBM computer, and you knew it meant business (literally). IBM computers were

The IBM P75 has pretty impressive specs for 1990, with its 486 CPU, SCSI hard disk, and onboard XGA-1 (VGA) card – let’s take a closer look and see how it all fits together in this neat package. We can

The IBM P75 (and its younger brother, the IBM P70) can be a little tricky to restore and get back up and running, perhaps even more so than your average 30+ year-old computer. Typical issues include bad capacitors, a dead