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1259:"All clones are not created equal"
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639:argued that the popularity of the
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1360:Henkel, Tom (February 20, 1984).
1154:Staff writer (October 20, 2022).
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852:Ung, Gordon Mah (November 2000).
249:but may also accommodate smaller
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1563:Lewis, Peter H. (May 24, 1988).
1542:"New Model 80 Offers 314MB Disk"
1500:"IBM Personal System/2 Model 60"
1452:Staff writer (August 20, 1984).
1406:Warner, Edward (March 9, 1987).
934:"How to buy the perfect PC case"
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803:"The Essential Buying Guide"
753:. Ziff-Davis. Archived from
611:. Recommending such kits in
557:In 1987, IBM introduced the
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908:. Dotdash. Archived from
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646:monitors offered by Apple
1565:"PC's on a Target Range"
1103:PC Technician Black Book
1073:McFedries, Paul (2008).
609:Curtis Computer Products
397:central processing units
2331:Wireless sensor network
1127:Rosch, Winn L. (2003).
411:, among other devices.
227:(SSDs), large-capacity
2104:Portable data terminal
1207:Prowse, David (2015).
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258:motherboards, larger
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2062:Mobile data terminal
2042:Electronic organizer
1714:Intelligent terminal
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641:Macintosh Quadra 700
201:5.25-inch drive bays
1595:The Washington Post
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680:Desktop form factor
675:All-in-one computer
614:The Washington Post
437:mainframe computers
334:The marketing term
296:optical disc drives
217:solid-state devices
205:3.5-inch drive bays
2376:Computer enclosure
2319:Computer-on-module
2177:Digital wristwatch
1979:Mobile workstation
1749:Video game console
1709:Internet appliance
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1523:The New York Times
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650:desktop publishing
633:Brian Benchoff of
592:IBM PC compatibles
587:The New York Times
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517:Tandy Corporation
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