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<p>[[Image:IBMpc.jpg|thumb|right|IBM 5150 PC]] </p> | <p>[[Image:IBMpc.jpg|thumb|right|IBM 5150 PC]] </p> | ||
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<p>The [[The First PCs|IBM Personal Computer(PC)]] 5150 was presented to the news media in New York City on 12 August 1981. Competing with the Apple II, IBM used its well-known brand name to capture much of the new PC market. For software, IBM hired the Microsoft Corporation to design the MS-DOS operating system. </p> | <p>The [[The First PCs|IBM Personal Computer(PC)]] 5150 was presented to the news media in New York City on 12 August 1981. Competing with the Apple II, IBM used its well-known brand name to capture much of the new PC market. For software, IBM hired the Microsoft Corporation to design the MS-DOS operating system. </p> | ||
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An Apple II from the 1970s. Courtesy: Thiravudh Khoman
The IBM Personal Computer(PC) 5150 was presented to the news media in New York City on 12 August 1981. Competing with the Apple II, IBM used its well-known brand name to capture much of the new PC market. For software, IBM hired the Microsoft Corporation to design the MS-DOS operating system.
