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Introduction of the Personal Computer (PC) - Early Developments In The Computer Industry, The Rise Of The Pc, Struggle For Control In The Pc Industry

No single person or institution can be credited with the advent of the personal computer (PC). Rather, the rise of the PC is due to the work of multiple individuals, government entities, and businesses. While Apple Computer Inc. and Microsoft Corp. played pivotal roles in developing PC operating systems, the microprocessors developed by Intel Corp. proved equally important, as did the actual PC launched by IBM Corp. in 1981.

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Introduction of the Personal Computer (PC) - Early Developments In The Computer Industry

Many developments took place in the computer industry before work truly began on the machines that became known as personal computers. For example, in conjunction with Harvard University, IBM created the Automatic Sequence Controlled Calculator, the first large-scale device that could process lengthy calculations, in 1944. More than eight feet tall, the five-ton machine, known as Mark I, housed ne…

Introduction of the Personal Computer (PC) - The Rise Of The Pc

IBM Corp. chose Intel's 8088 chip for its new personal computer line in 1980. That year, IBM asked Microsoft to develop four languages, as well as an operating system, for its new PCs. Microsoft released Softcard, which allowed Microsoft BASIC to operate on Apple II machines. Apple Computer released the Apple III, its most advanced machine to date. Boasting a new operating system, a built-i…

Introduction of the Personal Computer (PC) - Struggle For Control In The Pc Industry

Compaq's sales exceeded $1 billion in 1987. That year, Packard Bell introduced its first PC. The following year, Apple filed suit against Microsoft, alleging that the firm had used the appearance of the Macintosh operating system as the basis for its Windows program. Apple's lawyers requested that Microsoft either pay royalties or simply stop selling Windows. By then, Microsoft had g…

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