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.
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A personal computer, or simply computer, is a computer designed for personal use. It is typically used for tasks such as word processing, web browsing, email, file management, spreadsheets, and video
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…
A person using a desktop personal computer
Commodore PET in 1983 (at the American Museum of Science and Energy), an early example of a personal computer
The 8-bit architecture Pravetz 82 computer produced in Bulgaria from 1982, in a classroom in the Soviet Union
Altair 8800, one of the first personal computers