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A World Without the IBM PC
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How Microsoft did not negotiate the contract of the century - A Vue From Here
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| | According to the legend, when the IBM PC was created, Microsoft managed to negotiate the contract of the century with IBM. Is this the truth?
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9 awesome photos of school computer labs from the 1980s | PCWorld
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| | It was the golden age of personal computers. The hardware was massive-as was the impact on the computing industry.
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Building and dismantling the Windows advantage - Asymco
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| | When the Macintosh was launched in 1984, computers running the MS-DOS operating system were nearing a dominant position in the market. Having launched in 1981 as the IBM PC, they were quickly cloned and four years later "PCs" were selling at the rate of 2 million/yr. The Mac only managed 372k units in its first...
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- Advent of Code 2019!
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| [AI summary] The author reminds readers about the ongoing Advent of Code 2019 programming challenge, which releases two daily problems from December 1st to 25th, and mentions their personal progress and encouragement for others to participate.