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The IBM PC, Part 1: Arrival
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This article provides a historical account of the early 1980s personal computer market, focusing on the fragmentation of hardware and software standards. It sets the stage for how the IBM PC eventually standardized the industry.
In the early 1980s, the personal computer market was a raucous bazaar, teeming with variety. Each distinct type of personal computer—from Atari, Radio Shack, Apple, Commodore, Texas Instruments, and many more—had its own sub-culture of clubs and magazines, full of partisans ready to tout the superiority of their chosen machines. [1]
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