IBM-compatible PC - Revision history

Jnc: /* See also */ +IBM pc memory map

2024-01-12T21:43:36Z

‎See also: +IBM pc memory map

2018-12-19T22:40:42Z

+cat

2018-12-18T19:49:40Z

+see also

2018-10-19T12:19:08Z

Correct cat

2018-02-22T23:21:56Z

cat re-named

2018-02-18T20:37:40Z

+cat

2017-10-31T12:41:27Z

Mention drive out non-IBM PC's

2017-10-23T12:36:46Z

More accurate name

2017-10-23T12:34:25Z

Jnc moved page IBM PC to IBM-compatible PC: More accurate name

2017-10-23T12:28:27Z

Stubby, but a start

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 Nowadays, other than personal computers from [[Apple]], essentially all personal computers follow the IBM PC standard.
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-An '''IBM-compatible PC''' (often shortened to '''PC''') is the term used for a [[personal computer]] which is compatible with the [[IBM PC]] line of personal computers (in the sense of 'it will run all the software for the IBM Personal Computer'). IBM no longer makes PCs, but the terminology persists.
+An '''IBM-compatible PC''' (often shortened to '''PC''') is the term used for a [[personal computer]] which is compatible with the [[IBM PC]] line of personal computers (in the sense of 'it will run all the [[software]] for the IBM Personal Computer'). IBM no longer makes PCs, but the terminology persists.
 [[Compaq]] was the first company to make a machine which could run any and all software for the actual IBM PC. Once these machines appeared, they rapidly drove out the other PC's which were not IBM-compatible, as the latter often required custom (and low-volume) versions of software.
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−	An '''IBM PC''' (often shortened to '''PC''') is the term used for a [[personal computer]] which is compatible with the [[IBM]] line of personal computers (in the sense of 'it will run all the software for the IBM personal computer'). IBM no longer makes PCs, but the terminology persists.	+	An '''IBM-compatible PC''' (often shortened to '''PC''') is the term used for a [[personal computer]] which is compatible with the [[IBM]] line of personal computers (in the sense of 'it will run all the software for the IBM personal computer'). IBM no longer makes PCs, but the terminology persists.

	[[Compaq]] was the first company to make a machine which could run any and all software for the actual IBM PC. Nowadays, other than personal computers from [[Apple]], essentially all personal computers follow the IBM PC standard.		[[Compaq]] was the first company to make a machine which could run any and all software for the actual IBM PC. Nowadays, other than personal computers from [[Apple]], essentially all personal computers follow the IBM PC standard.

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−	~~#REDIRECT~~ [[IBM 5150]]	+	An '''IBM PC''' (often shortened to '''PC''') is the term used for a [[personal computer]] which is compatible with the [[IBM]] line of personal computers (in the sense of 'it will run all the software for the IBM personal computer'). IBM no longer makes PCs, but the terminology persists.
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		+	[[Compaq]] was the first company to make a machine which could run any and all software for the actual IBM PC. Nowadays, other than personal computers from [[Apple]], essentially all personal computers follow the IBM PC standard.
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		+	The first IBM PC was the [[IBM 5150]].
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