IBM PCjr. & IBM "Freeboard" Model 7257 (1984-1985) Models on Display:IBM Freeboard Model 7257 launched in 1986 as a

launched in 1986 as a proprietary add-on that sat directly beneath the main console

Conceived by legendary designer Gunpei Yokoi after he watched a bored businessman playing with a calculator on a bullet train

The Super Nintendo Entertainment System

cleaning up its droppings

IBM PCjr. & IBM "Freeboard" Model 7257 (1984-1985) Models on Display:IBM Freeboard Model 7257 launched in 1986 as aIBM PCjr. First Mass Produced Personal Computer with a Wireless Keyboard The IBM PCjr, announced in late 1983 and released in March 1984, remains one of the most famous cautionary tales in computing history. Code named "Peanut," the machine was IBM's attempt to bring the prestige of its business computer into the home and classroom, but it was intentionally crippled by design choices meant to keep it from eating into sales of the more expensive