NAME...........................5100
MANUFACTURER...........IBM
TYPE.............................Professional Computer
ORIGIN.........................U.S.A.
YEAR.............................September 1975
END OF PRODUCTION...1978
BUILT IN LANGUAGE......BASIC or APL or both
KEYBOARD.....................Full stroke 74 keys with numeric keypad and arrow keys
CPU...............................IBM circuit module
SPEED...........................1.9 MHz.
RAM...............................16 KB to 64 KB by 16 KB steps
ROM...............................32 KB to 64 KB
TEXT MODES...................64 chars. x 16 lines
GRAPHIC MODES.............None
COLORS..........................Monochrome
SOUND............................No sound capabilities
SIZE / WEIGHT................24 Kg.
I/O PORTS.......................5103 printer and 5106 external tape drive unit
BUILT IN MEDIA...............Built-in 204 KB DC600 tape drive
OS...................................APL or BASIC
POWER SUPPLY...............Built-in power supply unit
PRICE..............................From $8975 (BASIC 16 KB) to $19,975 (BASIC+APL 64 KB)
The operating system was built in depending on if you ordered BASIC or APL or BOTH.
Just like the later Commodore CBM, PET, Vic 20 and Commodore 64 (to name a few in that line). If you want to program you'd better brush up on your BASIC or APL skills bepending on what is in your computer.
10 print "Have a nice day"
20 goto 10