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    IBM PC compatible computers are similar to the original IBM PC, XT, and AT, all from computer giant IBM, that are able to use the same software and expansion...
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    DOS (redirect from PC DOS (compatible))
    of disk-based operating systems for IBM PC compatible computers. The DOS family primarily consists of IBM PC DOS and a rebranded version, Microsoft's...
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    A Palmtop PC was an approximately pocket calculator-sized, battery-powered computer compatible with the IBM Personal Computer in a horizontal clamshell...
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  • The Commodore PC compatible systems are a range of IBM PC compatible personal computers introduced in 1984 by home computer manufacturer Commodore Business...
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    only, giving a chance for global PC manufacturers to enter the Japanese PC market. The PC-98 is a non-IBM compatible x86-based computer and is thus capable...
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    Computer, or IBM PC, many other personal computer architectures became extinct within just a few years. It led to a wave of IBM PC compatible systems being...
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    capable of running common x86-compatible desktop operating systems are typically classified as subnotebooks. The name Handheld PC was used by Microsoft from...
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    The Tandy 1000 is the first in a line of IBM PC compatible home computer systems produced by the Tandy Corporation for sale in its Radio Shack and Radio...
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    advantage of being compatible with desktop computers as well as portable devices. (Desktop computers were rarely fitted with a PC Card or ExpressCard...
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    IBM Personal Computer (redirect from IBM-PC)
    commonly known 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...
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    for example, an operating system, is maximal flexibility. On an IBM PC compatible machine, the BIOS selects a boot device, then copies the first sector...
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    bootstrap loader code is invoked to load an operating system. In IBM PC compatible computers, the main duties of POST are handled by the BIOS/UEFI. In...
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    8-foot cable, which can be daisy-chained for improved mobility. IBM-Compatible PC with 386 CPU VGA video card with 26-pin VESA feature connector 16-bit...
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  • PC-based IBM-compatible mainframes which are compatible with the larger IBM mainframe computers. For a period of time PC-based mainframe-compatible systems...
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    contemporary Gavilan SC. The PC-5000 was largely IBM PC-compatible, with the same 4.77-MHz Intel 8088 processor as the IBM PC, and ran MS-DOS 2.0 (in ROM)...
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    The Schneider Euro PC was a PC compatible home computer, introduced in 1988 by the Schneider Computer Division. A follow-up to the success of the Schneider...
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    IBM PC/AT and similar computers based on the Intel 80286 and its immediate successors during the 1980s. The bus was (largely) backward compatible with...
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  • Many IBM PC compatible games released between 1981 and about 1990 were self-booting and did not use MS-DOS, IBM PC DOS, or compatible disk operating systems...
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    The Atari Portfolio (Atari PC Folio) is an IBM PC-compatible palmtop PC, released by Atari Corporation in June 1989. This makes it the world's first palmtop...
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    The Poqet PC is a very small, portable IBM PC compatible computer, introduced in 1989 by Poqet Computer Corporation with a price of $2000. The computer...
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    on some IBM-compatible PC keyboards. The use of the Option key is similar to that of the AltGr key on European keyboards of IBM-compatible PCs, in the...
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    emphasizing its ability to play downloaded games and stream games from a compatible PC on a local network, or via the GeForce Now subscription service. As...
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    operating system for the IBM Personal Computer, its successors, and IBM PC compatibles. It was manufactured and sold by IBM from the early 1980s into the 2000s...
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    PC1512 (redirect from Amstrad PC-1512)
    The Amstrad PC1512 was Amstrad's mostly IBM PC-compatible computer system, first manufactured in 1986. Next year a slight updated version named PC1640...
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    IBM PC compatible, with the most significant difference being a move to the 80286 processor from the 8088 processor of prior models. Like the IBM PC, the...
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    86Box (category DOS on IBM PC compatibles)
    that are designed for IBM PC compatibles. Originally forked from PCem, it later added support for other IBM PC compatible computers as well. The main goal...
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    HP 200LX (redirect from 200LX Palmtop PC)
    1994. It was often called a Palmtop PC, and it was notable that it was, with some minor exceptions, a DOS-compatible computer in a palmtop format, complete...
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    NEAT chipset (category IBM PC compatibles)
    implementation (including the 82C206 IPC) of the control logic used in the IBM PC compatible PC/AT computers. It consists of the 82C211 CPU/Bus controller, 82C212...
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  • Xbox Series X/S was released in 2020 and was confirmed to be backwards compatible with the same list of games as the Xbox One at launch. On November 15...
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    symbols, typographic marks and accented letters. On a typical Windows-compatible PC keyboard, the AltGr key, when present, takes the place of the right-hand...
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