Editing IBM System/23 Datamaster (section)

{{Short description|1981 IBM microcomputer}}
{{Infobox information appliance
| name = System/23 Datamaster
| title = 
| aka = 
| logo = 
| image = IBM 5322 - computer.JPG
| caption = 
| developer = 
| manufacturer = [[IBM]]
| family = 
| type = [[All-in-one PC|All-in-one]] (5322), [[Computer tower]] (5324)
| generation = 
| releasedate = {{Start date and age|1981|07}}
| lifespan = 
| price = {{USD|9000|1981}}
| discontinued = {{End date|1985}}
| unitssold = 
| unitsshipped = 
| media = 
| os = [[System/34 BASIC]]
| power = 
| cpu = [[Intel 8085]] @ 6.14 MHz ( effective 3.07 MHz)
| memory = 32&nbsp;KB,64&nbsp;KB,96&nbsp;KB,128&nbsp;KB DRAM<br>112/128&nbsp;KB ROM<ref name="bitspassats">{{Cite web |date=2024-09-13 |title=Bits Passats - System/23 Datamaster |url=https://bitspassats.com/index.php/IBM_System/23_Datamaster |access-date=2024-09-13 |website=bitspassats.com |language=en-US}}</ref>
| storage = 
| memory card = 0-2 internal 8-inch [[floppy disk]] drives, optional external floppy drives
| display = Green phosphor [[Cathode-ray tube|CRT]] display (80&nbsp;× 24 text)
| graphics = [[Intel 8275]]
| sound = Internal beeper
| input = [[Model F keyboard]]
| controllers = 
| connectivity = Printer port, disk drive port (optional), twinax (optional)
| service = 
| dimensions = 
| weight = {{convert|95|lb|kg|abbr=on}}
| compatibility = 
| predecessor = [[IBM 5120]]
| successor = [[IBM Personal Computer]]
| related = [[IBM Displaywriter System]]
| website = <!--{{URL|example.org}}-->
| image_size = 270px
}}

The '''System/23 Datamaster''' (Model 5322 desktop model<ref name=":0">{{Cite book |url=http://bitsavers.org/pdf/ibm/system23/user_manuals/binder_04/SA34-0107-3_System_23_Setup_Instructions_with_5322_Computer_Jun1982.pdf |title=System/23 Setup Instructions with 5322 Computer |publisher=IBM |date=June 1982}}</ref> and Model 5324 floor model<ref>{{cite book|title=Data Communication Concepts|date=September 1983|publisher=International Business Machines|page=6-7|edition=GC21-5169-4|url=http://bitsavers.trailing-edge.com/pdf/ibm/datacomm/GC21-5169-4_Data_Communications_Concepts_Sep83.pdf|accessdate=7 January 2018}}</ref>) is an [[8-bit_computing|8-bit]] [[microcomputer]] developed by [[IBM]]. Released in July 1981, the Datamaster was the least expensive IBM computer until the far less expensive and far more popular [[IBM Personal Computer|IBM PC]] was announced in the following month.<ref name="pollack19810813">{{Cite news |last=Pollack |first=Andrew |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1981/08/13/business/big-ibm-s-little-computer.html |title=Big I.B.M.'s Little Computer |date=1981-08-13 |work=The New York Times |access-date=2020-03-16 |page=D1 |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref name="pollack19830327">{{Cite news |last=Pollack |first=Andrew |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1983/03/27/business/big-ibm-has-done-it-again.html |title=Big I.B.M. Has Done It Again |date=1983-03-27 |work=The New York Times |access-date=2020-03-16 |page=Section 3, Page 1 |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>