IBM 5153 Color Monitor

Object/Artifact

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Retro Tech Restoration Collections

Name/Title

IBM 5153 Color Monitor

Entry/Object ID

CI-CPA-0016

Tags

Computer peripherals, IBM

Description

IBM 5153 Color Monitor

Category

Computer parts and accessories
Computers

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Commodore Business Machines

Date made

circa 1983

Other Names and Numbers

Other Names

Name Type

Brand/Product Line Name

Other Name

IBM

Name Type

Model

Other Name

5153 Color Monitor

Other Numbers

Number Type

Serial Number

Other Number

n/a

General Notes

Note Type

General Notes

Note

IBM's first color monitor for their PC & XT series computers, the 5153 was sold for use with the original CGA standard and is capable of displaying 16 color digital RGB. Although the Color Graphics Adapter standard dates to 1981, this monitor wasn't introduced until 1983. The other option for getting color graphics from a PC with CGA was to use composite video. Although the picture quality wasn't as sharp, using composite allowed early PCs to display more colors on screen at once than was possible with RGB.

Note Type

Object Specific Information

Note

This item is fully functional.

Create Date

September 11, 2026

Update Date

September 11, 2026