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A '''personal computer''' is a general-purpose [[computer]] whose size, capabilities and original sale price make it useful for individuals, and is intended to be operated directly by an end-user with no intervening computer operator.

A related term is "PC" that was initially an acronym for "personal computer", but later became used primarily to refer to the ubiquitous [[Wintel platform]].

Since the early 1990s, Microsoft operating systems and Intel hardware have dominated much of the personal computer market, first with MS-DOS and then with Windows. Popular alternatives to Microsoft's Windows operating systems include Apple's OS X and free open-source Unix-like operating systems such as Linux and BSD. AMD provides the major alternative to Intel's processors.

== Larger Computers ==

Larger, more expensive minicomputer and mainframe systems to be used by many people, usually at the same time.

== External Links ==

* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Personal_computer Personal computer] @ Wikipedia

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 A '''personal computer''' is a general-purpose [[computer]] whose size, capabilities and original sale price make it useful for individuals, and is intended to be operated directly by an [[User (computing)|end-user]] with no intervening computer operator.
 A related term is "PC" that was initially an acronym for "personal computer", but later became used primarily to refer to computers running [[Microsoft Windows]].
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 * [[Computer]]
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 Since the early 1990s, Microsoft operating systems and Intel hardware have dominated much of the personal computer market, first with MS-DOS and then with Windows.
-Popular alternatives to Microsoft's Windows operating systems include Apple's [[OS X]] and free open-source [[Unix-like]] operating systems such as [[Linux]] and [[Berkeley Software Distribution]] (BSD).
+Popular alternatives to Microsoft's Windows operating systems include [[Apple Inc.|Apple]]'s [[OS X]] and free open-source [[Unix-like]] operating systems such as [[Linux]] and [[Berkeley Software Distribution]] (BSD).
 AMD provides the major alternative to Intel's processors.

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-A '''personal computer''' is a general-purpose [[computer]] whose size, capabilities and original sale price make it useful for individuals, and is intended to be operated directly by an end-user with no intervening computer operator.
+A '''personal computer''' is a general-purpose [[computer]] whose size, capabilities and original sale price make it useful for individuals, and is intended to be operated directly by an [[User (computing)|end-user]] with no intervening computer operator.
 A related term is "PC" that was initially an acronym for "personal computer", but later became used primarily to refer to computers running [[Microsoft Windows]].
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 Since the early 1990s, Microsoft operating systems and Intel hardware have dominated much of the personal computer market, first with MS-DOS and then with Windows.
-Popular alternatives to Microsoft's Windows operating systems include Apple's OS X and free open-source Unix-like operating systems such as [[Linux]] and [[Berkeley Software Distribution]] (BSD).
+Popular alternatives to Microsoft's Windows operating systems include Apple's [[OS X]] and free open-source [[Unix-like]] operating systems such as [[Linux]] and [[Berkeley Software Distribution]] (BSD).
 AMD provides the major alternative to Intel's processors.
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 Larger, more expensive minicomputer and mainframe systems to be used by many people, usually at the same time.
 == External links ==
 * [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Personal_computer Personal computer] @ Wikipedia