2026-10-21 12:19 UTC
tbh, didn’t PC have a more strict definition back then?* specifically, an IBM PC compatible? so, intel processor + DOS (and later OS/2 or windows), which isn’t what apple sold
*(genuinely asking, i was not around in the 90s 😅)
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@Scipitie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2026-10-21 13:10
You know that’s another good point, while I was around then and even had a computer back then I’m from a non English country and just learned “PC == personal computer”. It never occurred to me that Apple might have reacted to a US terms or definition up until this very moment it was always “they just wanna be different and fancy”. Perhaps a USA person my age bracket can give insights!
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@livingheart@sh.itjust.works 2026-10-21 13:29
the two definitions (general Personal Computer, or IBM-compatible) always co-existed in different contexts. aside - even though Apple ads really drove the Macs Vs PCs thing, Apple computers used to have IBM PowerPC architecture processors.