35 years ago on September 30, 1988, 35 years ago, IBM celebrated the shipment of its 3 millionth PS/2 (Personal System/2) computer. The PS/2 was a successor to IBM's earlier PC, PC/XT, and PC/AT machines.

IBM's decision to introduce the 3.5-inch floppy disk drive and the Video Graphics Array (VGA) as standard features on PS/2 computers was a notable step forward in PC technology

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 @af151d0b Hey just wanted to drop a note to say thanks for making the today in history toots, I always look forward to seeing these from you. (left this public because anyone else if you aren’t following @af151d0b you should check them out!) 

 @af151d0b The design hasn’t aged that poorly. Pretty neat.

I do wonder about IBM’s love for naming things with a slash in there. They so do love that.