[Frode] felt that using the keyboard for gaming on his old IBM XT computer was simply too noisy. He came up with a much quieter way to game by building an XT adapter for an original NES controller.

IBM PC XT was an iterative improvement over its predecessor, with enhancements like built-in HDD and extra expansion slots. PC DOS 2.0 was the standout improvement of the IBM PC XT, offering ...

[Andrew] picked up an old IBM XT on eBay recently and tried to get the video working. He hasn’t seen any success yet, but the way he goes about solving this problem is very clever. [Andrew] was ...

The hard drive did not make an appearance until the release of IBM's XT machine in 1983. (Photo by SSPL/Getty Images) It happened on August 12, 1981. The future had arrived. On that date – 43 ...