IBM BASIC 3.0 – Personal Computer Hardware Reference Library
IBM Corporation
Part No. 6361132
Third Edition
Circa 1984
NEW / FACTORY SEALED

Scarce new-old-stock IBM BASIC 3.0 reference package from IBM’s Personal Computer Hardware Reference Library.

IBM part number 6361132 corresponds to the third-edition BASIC reference documenting the BASIC interpreter provided with early IBM Personal Computers.

This example remains sealed in its original plastic, making it especially appealing to collectors of original IBM PC documentation and new-old-stock computing material.

The package has not been opened, so the interior contents have not been individually inspected.

Why It Matters:
BASIC was a fundamental part of the early IBM PC experience.

Early IBM Personal Computers included a BASIC interpreter in ROM, allowing owners to enter and run BASIC programs even without loading a separate programming environment from disk. IBM’s reference documentation provided the technical details programmers needed to understand the language and make use of the built-in interpreter.

This manual belongs to IBM’s original Personal Computer Hardware Reference Library, a series of technical publications intended for users, programmers, and developers who wanted more detailed information than the standard introductory manuals provided.

Today, an original factory-sealed example is particularly interesting because most surviving copies were opened and heavily used by programmers during the 1980s.

A great collectible for enthusiasts of the original IBM PC, PC XT, vintage BASIC programming, IBM documentation, and early personal-computer history.