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{{Infobox information appliance
| name = IBM Personal Computer XT
| title =
| aka = IBM XT, PC/XT, XT
| logo = IBM Personal Computer XT badge recreation.svg
| logo_upright = 0.5
| image = IBM PC XT color.jpg
| caption =
| developer =
| manufacturer = [[IBM]]
| family =
| type = [[Personal computer]]
| generation =
| releasedate = {{Start date and age|1983|03|08}}
| lifespan =
| price =
| discontinued = {{End date|1987|04}}
| unitssold =
| unitsshipped =
| media =
| os = [[IBM BASIC]] / [[PC DOS]] 2.0-3.20 / [[PC/IX]] / [[Santa Cruz Operation|SCO]] [[Xenix]]
| power = 120/240 VAC
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| memory = 128 KB – 640 KB
| storage = 10–20 MB hard drive
| memory card =
| display =
| graphics = [[IBM Monochrome Display Adapter|MDA]], [[Color Graphics Adapter|CGA]]
| sound = [[PC speaker]] 1-channel square-wave/1-bit digital ([[Pulse-width modulation|PWM]]-capable)
| input =
| controllers =
| camera =
| touchpad =
| connectivity =
| platform =
| service =
| dimensions = W: {{cvt|19.5|in|cm}}<br />H: {{cvt|5.5|in|cm}}<br />D: {{cvt|16|in|cm}}
| weight = {{cvt|32|lb}}
| topgame =
| compatibility =
| predecessor = [[IBM Personal Computer]]
| successor = {{ubl|[[IBM Personal Computer AT]] (next model)|[[IBM PS/2 Model 30]] (direct replacement)}}
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== Features ==
The XT was regarded as an incremental improvement over the PC and a disappointment compared to the next-generation successor that some had anticipated. Compared to the original IBM PC, the XT has the following major differences:<ref name=":0">{{Cite magazine|url=https://archive.org/details/byte-magazine-1983-05|magazine=Byte |volume=8 |number=5 |page=520 |title=IBM Unveils Top-of-the-Line Personal Computer |date=May 1983}}</ref>
* The number of expansion slots was increased from five to eight
* Base RAM was increased to at least 128 KB
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===Comparison table===
{{See also|List of IBM Personal Computer models}}
{| class="wikitable sortable sticky-header sort-under"
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|+ IBM Personal Computer XT models
! Type
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! {{abbr|No.|Number}} of<br />slots
! {{abbr|No.|Number}} of<br />bays
! Processor
! Clock<br />speed<br />{{small|(MHz)}}
! Stock onboard RAM<br />{{small|(KB)}}
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| <ref name=ibmref40 />{{rp|236}}<ref name=ibmslashes>{{cite journal | last=Staff writer | date=June 11, 1984 | url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/A554458/GPS?sid=wikipedia | title=IBM Slashes PC Prices, Adds Memory; Drops 64KB | journal=Electronic News | publisher= Sage Publications | volume=30 | issue=1501 | page=24 | via=Gale}}</ref><ref name=optimistic>{{cite journal | last=Sanger | first=David E. | date=June 24, 1987 | url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/426534977/ | title=I.B.M. Optimistic on Newest PC's | journal=The New York Times | page=D4 |
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| XT
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==See also==
* [[Amiga Sidecar]]
* [[PC-based IBM-compatible mainframes#Personal Computer XT/370]]
==References==
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;Notes
{{refbegin}}
* IBM (1983). ''Personal Computer Hardware Reference Library: Guide to Operations, Personal Computer XT''. IBM Part Number 6936831.
{{refend}}
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