IBM PC compatible
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An IBM PC compatible is any personal computer that is hardware- and software-compatible with the IBM Personal Computer and its successors. Like the original IBM PC, an IBM PC–compatible computer uses
The Compaq Portable was one of the first nearly 100% IBM-compatible PCs.
Almost all home computers since the 1990s are technically IBM PC-compatibles.
The original IBM PC (Model 5150) motivated the production of clones during the early 1980s.
The DEC Rainbow 100 runs MS-DOS but is not compatible with the IBM PC.
IBM Personal Computer
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The IBM Personal Computer, often referred to as the IBM PC, is the first microcomputer released in the IBM PC model line and the basis for the IBM PC compatible de facto standard. Released on August 1
IBM PC compatible
…An IBM PC compatible is any personal computer that is hardware- and software-compatible with the IBM Personal Computer (IBM PC) and its successors. Like the original IBM PC, an IBM PC–compatible computer uses an x86-based central processing unit, sourced either from…
Internal view of the IBM PC (from the back), showing components and layout. This PC has been outfitted with aftermarket floppy and hard disk drives, but the motherboard and most of the expansion cards are stock.
Original IBM PC motherboard with 16 KB RAM soldered and 48 KB socketed, for a total of 64 KB onboard
Later IBM PC motherboard with 64 KB RAM soldered and 192 KB socketed, for a total of 256 KB onboard
IBM PC with MDA monitor