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Article: IBM UNVEILS NEW PERSONAL COMPUTERS UNITS DESIGNED TO THWART ITS LOW-COST IMMITATORS

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April 3, 1987
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NEW YORK - International Business Machines Corp. ended months of speculation yesterday with the introduction of a new generation of personal computers designed to thwart low-cost imitators.

But some clone makers are breathing a sigh of relief as IBM did not aggressively price its new machines as originally rumored. Nor did the computer giant make it impossible to clone -- just harder.

Indeed the bulk of IBM's new products and strategy is a return to the "B" in its name: Business, large corporations. The IBM PC line is designed to cement its leadership as the prime PC supplier to corporate America, which buys IBM mainframe computers. With yesterday's announcement, clone makers will ...

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