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Resurrecting IBM's PCjr Camera icon

Mark Kaelin

Published: 12 Aug 2008 17:58 BST

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Lotus 1-2-3 allowed for the limited use of colour. This is one advantage the PCjr had over its corporate cousins — many of them were still working in monochrome.

As IBM clone machines became more prevalent, the PCjr was quickly doomed by its quirks — such as the lack of standard connections and upgrade ability.

Credit: Dinosaur Sighting: The IBM PC Jr. does 123 and more from TechRepublic.com

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