IBM "invented" the PC. Then everyone stole it

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IBM tries to create the definitive consumer product and accidentally creates a format.

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Research and Writing: LowSpecAlex
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Source:

Blue Magic: The People, Power, and Politics behind the IBM Personal Computer - Chposky, James; Leonsis, Ted
Open: How Compaq Ended IBM's PC Domination and Helped Invent Modern Computing - Rod Canion