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- ...ed for use by one user, as compared with [[server (computer)|servers]]. A personal computer, for example, will typically include the ability to play [[music]] and disp The term ''personal computer'' entered common use when small, personally affordable computers became ava15 KB (2,382 words) - 08:45, 22 April 2024
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- ...rchaeological Institute - Personal Computer Milestones] What was the first personal computer? ...rstechnica.com/articles/culture/total-share.ars/ "Total share: 30 years of personal computer market share figures"] — From [[Ars Technica]]766 bytes (102 words) - 08:44, 28 September 2013
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- ...nal Computer XT]], [[IBM PCjr]], [[IBM Portable Personal Computer]], [[IBM Personal Computer/AT]] and [[IBM PC Convertible]]. It was designed by IBM Entry Systems Divis747 bytes (113 words) - 12:10, 8 September 2020
- ...rchaeological Institute - Personal Computer Milestones] What was the first personal computer? ...rstechnica.com/articles/culture/total-share.ars/ "Total share: 30 years of personal computer market share figures"] — From [[Ars Technica]]766 bytes (102 words) - 08:44, 28 September 2013
- #REDIRECT [[Personal computer]]31 bytes (3 words) - 21:47, 22 April 2008
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- ...computer]] and much of networking, but dismissed the significance of the [[personal computer]]209 bytes (27 words) - 20:42, 28 July 2010
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- ...'[[Apple Inc.|Apple]] Macintosh''' was the first widespread, widely sold [[personal computer]] that made use of a [[Graphical User Interface]] (or GUI) as the sole mean ...in approximately 1979, when Jef Raskin had been championing the idea of a "personal computer" that was easy to use1 KB (223 words) - 22:33, 5 July 2008
- ...facturer which thrived during the early years of the first generation of [[Personal Computer|personal computers]]. '''Commodore''' (as it is commonly known) was one of "big three" [[Personal Computer|personal computer]] manufacturers before [[IBM]] introduced its [[IBM PC]] line of computers.1 KB (161 words) - 13:50, 28 December 2007
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- A personal computer that runs the Mac operating system (currently over [[BSD]]/UNIX), has a gen311 bytes (47 words) - 22:44, 23 September 2008
- ...been implemented in hardware are instead implemented using software on a personal computer or other embedded computing devices.229 bytes (29 words) - 09:41, 11 September 2009
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- ...n [[Electronic Charting System]] that may run on a dedicated device or a [[personal computer]]; typically accepts inputs, via [[NMEA 0183]] interface, from a wide range255 bytes (35 words) - 22:20, 12 January 2011
- Several versions of [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]] (both workstation (aka [[Personal computer|PC]]) and [[Server (computer)|server]] roles)742 bytes (101 words) - 21:31, 2 February 2009
- Auto-populated based on [[Special:WhatLinksHere/Personal computer]]. Needs checking by a human.1 KB (150 words) - 19:28, 11 January 2010
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- ...e its chief competitor, [[Intel]], it is a [[Fortune 500]] company. Most [[personal computer]]s and many [[computer server]]s have AMD or Intel processors as their "bra681 bytes (99 words) - 12:03, 6 March 2024
- An '''All-in-One computer''' (or '''AIO''') is a [[personal computer]] that houses every internal and external hardware component, excluding the ...omputer was the HP 9830, introduced by [[Hewlett Packard]] in 1972.<ref>'''Personal Computer Milestones''' Blinkenlights Archaeological Institute. [http://www.blinkenli3 KB (383 words) - 11:35, 24 September 2007
- ...erpreters for Altair and IBM systems, developed operating system for [[IBM personal computer]]s, founded [[Microsoft Corporation]].2 KB (232 words) - 18:13, 8 November 2008
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- ...ng up an [[operating system]]. The term dates back to the original [[IBM]] personal computer of the early 1980's. ...as CMOS, and thus is said to be ''[[firmware]]''. The BIOS [[chip]] in a personal computer originally provided an information-hiding layer between the (then) Disk Ope3 KB (483 words) - 14:23, 15 July 2008
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- ...ck to 1981, to a radical decision made by IBM when it introduced its first personal computer ([[x86]]-based). IBM published the [[BIOS|BIOS]] (Basic Input/Output Syste ..., Ted Leonsis, ''Blue Magic: The People, Power and Politics Behind the IBM Personal Computer'', Facts on File, New York, 1988 (ISBN 0-8160-1391-8) A very readable and c2 KB (279 words) - 14:38, 7 July 2009
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- ...n 1977, Apple became one of the top three popular manufacturers of early [[personal computer|personal computers]] (along with Commodore and Tandy) before the [[IBM PC]]3 KB (494 words) - 04:47, 6 October 2011
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- Any computer can be a server, from a personal computer to a multi-thousand [[US dollar|dollar]] server. A server is primarily def ...rimary components of a server are similar to the primary components of a [[personal computer]] or most other computers. However, a server is generally designed to exec6 KB (917 words) - 04:36, 2 March 2024
- ...e International]] Ltd. introduced the '''Commodore 64'''. It was the first personal computer that had a built-in 3 channel sound device (SID Chip) with 16 color graphic3 KB (484 words) - 18:03, 24 October 2007
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- ...m is [[chartplotter]], which may be a function that runs on a commercial [[personal computer]] or a dedicated computer. Chartplotter tends to imply that the device will3 KB (369 words) - 22:52, 12 January 2011
- ...s (see [[integrated circuits]] designed for use as main system memory on a personal computer come mounted on some type of module ([[SIMM]], [[DIMM]], etc) that is desig2 KB (385 words) - 23:25, 14 February 2010
- ...mples came from the computer industry, before anyone had ever heard of a [[personal computer]] (PC), and IBM was the dominant vendor of computers and a substantial amou2 KB (392 words) - 17:07, 17 October 2008
- ...ple to write for reasons other than monetary gain. The [[Personal computer|personal computer]], [[Word processing|word processing programs]], [[Print on demand|print o3 KB (493 words) - 14:47, 24 January 2014
- ...s usually a special-purpose computer, although it is possible to program a personal computer to route.3 KB (398 words) - 12:35, 30 March 2024
- ...o develop a company with [[Paul Allen]] that focused on [[software]] for [[personal computer]]s. Initially named "Micro-Soft" by Allen, Microsoft launched in 1975. The2 KB (336 words) - 09:44, 5 August 2023
- '''ThinkPad''' is a professional-oriented brand of laptop and tablet [[personal computer|PC]]s from [[Lenovo]]. The product line was a part of the [[International B {{Image|IBM Portable Personal Computer.jpg|right|200px|The IBM 5155 Portable Personal Computer. It weighed 30 lbs and was sold at around $3,000.<ref name="nytimeswallstre11 KB (1,618 words) - 10:12, 28 February 2024
- ...lly one that utilizes "Commercial Off the Shelf" (COTS) hardware such as [[personal computer|personal computers]] and [[Computer network|Ethernet switches]] to link the4 KB (669 words) - 21:10, 12 February 2010
- ...ed for use by one user, as compared with [[server (computer)|servers]]. A personal computer, for example, will typically include the ability to play [[music]] and disp The term ''personal computer'' entered common use when small, personally affordable computers became ava15 KB (2,382 words) - 08:45, 22 April 2024
- ...centered in the United States and led to the widespread availability of [[personal computer|personal computers]] (affordable by individuals) in the 1980s. Beginning in9 KB (1,333 words) - 10:08, 28 February 2024
- Before the widespread use of [[time-sharing system]]s, and single-user [[personal computer]]s, punch cards were a widely used media for inputing information to comput3 KB (422 words) - 14:31, 19 March 2023
- Initially developed and used primarily by individual enthusiasts on [[personal computer|personal computers]], Linux has since gained the support of corporations su ...ercomputers]] to [[mobile phone|mobile phones]], and has a foothold in the personal computer and business desktop markets.6 KB (950 words) - 21:13, 12 February 2010
- ...nd aimed to make available daily bulletins of developments in the emerging personal computer industry, abstracts of Mac magazine articles ([[MacWorld]] and [[MacUser]]2 KB (257 words) - 11:45, 11 June 2009
- ...tal video|video]] decoding. A graphics processing unit is a part of all [[personal computer]]s, most [[workstation (computer)|workstation]]s, and some [[web server|ser6 KB (939 words) - 08:24, 22 April 2023
- ...s usually a special-purpose computer, although it is possible to program a personal computer to perform the same functions of a router. Minimally, a router contains a [6 KB (985 words) - 12:34, 30 March 2024
- ===The dawn of the Personal Computer in the 1970s and 1980s===16 KB (2,593 words) - 09:55, 19 August 2014
- Computers running Windows have commonly been referred to as [[Personal Computer|Personal Computers]] (PCs) for many years, as opposed to [[Macintosh|Macs]]6 KB (790 words) - 08:56, 22 October 2013
- ...ET, which principally linked large time-sharing computers; there were no [[personal computer]]s, [[local area network]], or routing within organizations.4 KB (587 words) - 14:57, 20 March 2024
- ...en Buddhism. He and Wozniak co-founded Apple in 1976 to sell their Apple I personal computer. Together the duo gained success a year later with production and sale of t7 KB (1,078 words) - 10:33, 26 July 2023
- ...ze the item as belonging to a mechanically compatible family. For example, personal computer motherboards come in form factors defined by such things as ATX, and PC tow4 KB (581 words) - 16:21, 30 March 2024
- ...nc. It initially used cooperative multitasking to run as a server atop a [[Personal Computer]], and the network protocols it used were based on the archetypal Xerox XNS3 KB (450 words) - 05:38, 11 November 2007
- ...Combined with the advent and eventual vast success of the now ubiquitous [[personal computer]], the term "CPU" is now applied almost exclusively to microprocessors. ...] - [[Advanced Micro Devices]], a designer of primarily [[x86]]-compatible personal computer CPUs.17 KB (2,465 words) - 20:44, 28 July 2010
- ...ation are found in the routing table. If a router or end system (such as a Personal computer|PC running Microsoft Windows or Linux), cannot find a route for a destinati6 KB (958 words) - 16:23, 30 March 2024
- ...en first-person RPG ''[[The Elder Scrolls: Arena]]'' in 1994 for [[DOS]] [[Personal computer|PC]] systems. The game began a tradition of games based on the principles o ...han past titles. ''Morrowind'' was released on both the [[Xbox]] and the [[Personal computer|PC]], and saw popular and critical success on both, selling upwards of 4 mi13 KB (2,057 words) - 09:00, 2 March 2024
- ...he outside world, and reports its results back to that world. On a typical personal computer, input devices include objects like the keyboard and [[computer mouse|mouse ...record the results. Over the years, other devices have been added. For the personal computer, for instance, [[computer keyboard|keyboards]] and [[computer mouse|mice]]25 KB (3,906 words) - 12:07, 22 February 2009
- ...ew (video games)|homebrew software]], it is generally easier to modify the personal computer version of games using common, easy-to-obtain software. Users can then dist ...ing interest in [[CD]]s and [[DVD]]s as the next compact storage media for personal computer games. The rising popularity of DVD drives in modern PCs, and the larger ca29 KB (4,327 words) - 07:33, 20 April 2024
- ...For example, if the report generation component is on a general-purpose [[personal computer]], that computer may also run a [[chartplotter]] and various catch planning9 KB (1,282 words) - 10:13, 24 August 2010
- ...ic updates for supported games, and [[digital rights management]]. Popular personal computer games such as [[Half-Life 2]] and [[Counter-Strike]] are distributed and ma5 KB (738 words) - 12:09, 5 April 2024
- ...rformance of supercomputers. Pi calculation is a popular [[benchmark]] for personal computer hardware and [[arbitrary-precision arithmetic]] software as well. With opti15 KB (2,275 words) - 19:45, 1 September 2020
- ...ere are many devices which will try to be played through a TV, including a personal computer as well as game consoles such as a Sony Playstation 3 or Microsoft Xbox. Ma17 KB (2,749 words) - 22:19, 18 March 2010
- ...cution etc. A computer is dull, be it a monster of 1960s or a nice looking personal computer, unless programmers develop fascinating combinations (called programs) of t34 KB (5,174 words) - 21:32, 25 October 2013
- ...tml Cryptography & Speech] from Cyberlaw</ref>. Until the advent of the [[personal computer]] and the [[Internet]], this was not especially problematic as good cryptog ...since the relaxation in US export restrictions, and because almost every [[personal computer]] connected to the [[Internet]], everywhere in the world, includes a US-sou20 KB (2,946 words) - 05:49, 8 April 2024
- ...role-playing game|role-playing]]. Most MMORPGs are usually played on the [[personal computer]], but there are a growing number of exceptions on [[game consoles|video ga12 KB (1,816 words) - 16:45, 28 March 2010
- ...] - [[Advanced Micro Devices]], a designer of primarily [[x86]]-compatible personal computer CPUs.37 KB (5,596 words) - 21:55, 26 April 2008
- ...variation in strategy that made it one of the best-selling games for the [[Personal computer|PC]], with more than 11 million copies sold as of 2009. The main story is s11 KB (1,687 words) - 09:53, 7 December 2022
- ...igned for consumers to buy and use solely for playing video games from a [[personal computer]], which has many other functions, or [[arcade games]], which are designed25 KB (3,952 words) - 04:49, 7 March 2024
- ...re spurred on by the growing use of GIS on [[Unix]] workstations and the [[personal computer]]. By the end of the [[20th century]], the rapid growth in various systems41 KB (6,343 words) - 17:02, 22 March 2024
- ...495. Most of the larger companies fell into decline after the rise of the personal computer, which was based in large part on software such as Visicalc and Lotus 1-2-337 KB (5,626 words) - 00:00, 8 March 2024
- ...ies. It was released on March 20, 2006 for [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]] [[Personal computer|PCs]] and the [[Xbox 360]]. A [[PlayStation 3]] release was shipped on Marc33 KB (5,172 words) - 10:05, 14 February 2024
- ...ated system level. The system can be controlled manually or via subcompact personal computer.32 KB (4,630 words) - 06:04, 8 April 2024
- Viewing YouTube videos on a personal computer requires the [[Adobe Flash|Adobe Flash Player]] [[plug-in (computing)|plug-53 KB (7,751 words) - 18:41, 3 March 2024
- ...by some for not making use of graphical capabilities provided by modern [[personal computer|PC]] hardware, but others claim this is another reason for it's success as33 KB (5,443 words) - 10:11, 28 February 2024
- ...t continued through the end of the century. The major products included [[personal computer]]s, [[video game]]s, and [[Computer network|networking system]]s. The majo35 KB (5,409 words) - 07:17, 28 March 2023
- ...lly was so prolific, and wrote so quickly, that long before the age of the personal computer he contrived a special typewriter that used a long cylindrical roll of pape35 KB (5,688 words) - 13:28, 2 April 2024