Happy 30th Birthday to the IBM PC Video

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Happy 30th Birthday to the IBM PC
Created: 08/12/2011
Video description: The Inventor of Control-Alt-Delete & IBM Engineer David Bradley joins Rafe Needleman on Reporters' Roundtable to discuss the history of the IBM PC celebrating it's 30th birthday.

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