A personal computer, commonly referred to as PC or computer, is a computer designed for individual use. It is typically used for tasks such as word processing...
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of the personal computer as a mass-market consumer electronic device began with the microcomputer revolution of the 1970s. A personal computer is one...
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The IBM Personal Computer (model 5150, commonly known as the IBM PC) is the first microcomputer released in the IBM PC model line and the basis for the...
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The IBM Personal Computer AT (model 5170, abbreviated as IBM AT or PC/AT) was released in 1984 as the fourth model in the IBM Personal Computer line, following...
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Computer hardware includes the physical parts of a computer, such as the central processing unit (CPU), random-access memory (RAM), motherboard, computer...
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The IBM Personal Computer XT (model 5160, often shortened to PC/XT) is the second computer in the IBM Personal Computer line, released on March 8, 1983...
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share of personal computer vendors includes desktop computers, laptop computers, and netbooks but excludes mobile devices, such as tablet computers that do...
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industrial robots. Computers are at the core of general-purpose devices such as personal computers and mobile devices such as smartphones. Computers power the...
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proposal, A personal computer for children of all ages (1972), which outlines functionality similar to that supplied via a laptop computer, or (in some...
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A gaming computer, also known as a gaming PC, is a specialized personal computer designed for playing PC games at high standards. They typically differ...
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communication protocols, over whatever medium is used. The computer network can include personal computers, servers, networking hardware, or other specialized...
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A desktop computer, often abbreviated as desktop, is a personal computer designed for regular use at a stationary location on or near a desk (as opposed...
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Instruments personal computer, TI PC, TI home computer, and similar phrases may refer to: TI-99/4A and TI-99/4, the first 16-bit home computers (1979–1983)...
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The DAI personal computer is an early home computer from the Belgian company Data Applications International. The DAI came to market in 1980. It provided...
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much smaller physical size. While early PDAs connected to a user's personal computer via serial ports and other proprietary connections[specify], later...
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The IBM Personal Computer, commonly known as the IBM PC, spanned multiple models in its first generation (including the PCjr, the Portable PC, the XT...
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computer virus that was released in its first form on 19 January 1986, and is considered to be the first computer virus for the IBM Personal Computer...
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History of Apple Inc. (redirect from Apple Computer financial history)
core product lines are the iPhone smartphone, iPad tablet computer, and the Mac personal computer. The company offers its products online and has a chain...
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The IBM Portable Personal Computer 5155 model 68 is an early portable computer developed by IBM after the success of the suitcase-size Compaq Portable...
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PC game (redirect from Personal computer games)
A personal computer game, or abbreviated PC game, also known as a computer game, is a video game played on a personal computer (PC). The term PC game has...
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recipes to personal finance to home automation, but these were seldom realized in practice. For example, using a typical 1980s home computer as a home...
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Laptop (redirect from Mobile personal computer)
A laptop computer or notebook computer, also known as a laptop or notebook, is a small, portable personal computer (PC). Laptops typically have a clamshell...
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into personal and workstation computer systems, with the computer handling character generation and outputting to a CRT display such as a computer monitor...
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The Personal Computer Museum was located in Brantford, Ontario, Canada, in a building formerly owned by the municipal government. The building was built...
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Handheld PC (redirect from Handheld Personal Computer)
A handheld computer, also called a palmtop computer, is a term that has variously been used to describe a small-sized personal computer (PC) typically...
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the largest single-user systems (microcomputers or personal computers). The term supermini computer or simply supermini was used to distinguish more powerful...
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Personal Computer, it explores the impact that the rivalry between Jobs (Apple Computer) and Gates (Microsoft) had on the development of the personal...
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Microcomputer (redirect from Micro-computer)
personal computers (in the generic sense). An early use of the term "personal computer" in 1962 predates microprocessor-based designs. (See "Personal...
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Video game (redirect from Computer games)
is also a major influence behind the electronics industry, where personal computer component, console, and peripheral sales, as well as consumer demands...
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Personal Computer World (PCW) (February 1978 - June 2009) was the first British computer magazine. Although for at least the last decade it contained a...
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