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    The IBM Personal Computer and Its Effect Harsh Moolani U. S. History 241 Patricia Minter November 7, 2014 In United States history, there have been few inventions that have completely astonished the whole nation; the personal computer was one of them. The introduction of the IBM Personal Computer in the United States created a novel, profound interest in technology in the 1980s. PC Magazine from February 1982 indicated that technology was slowly improving around that time, but the personal

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    Contrast Mainframes and Personal Computers Overview Mainframes and personal computers have evolved over the years but their core functions have stayed the same. The mainframe is used connect multiple users for large organizations while personal computers are generally used for a single users. The more drastic changes for mainframes and personal computers have been speed and size. Mainframes use to be the size of buildings. Now they are the size of a textbook. Personal computer 's origins came from

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    The rise of personal computers in the workplace has been very dramatic since their general introduction many years ago. The computing industry is unique in that it is continuously improving in a never ending effort for enhanced productivity and ultimate portability. From the first personal computer, the space hogging IBM 610, to the random mix of smartphones, tablets, two-in-ones, laptops, and desktops of today, that mission continues to refine and polish the idea of the personal computer in an effort

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    Apple Inc, best known as Apple is an American based global company that designs and sells electronics, PCs and computer software. The company was established in 1976 by Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak and was incorporated in 1977. Some of the Apple’s best-known products are the Macintosh range of personal computers, iPod, iPhone, and iPad. By 2012, Apple reported to have more than 300 retail stores located in more than 10 countries in the world and more than 60, 000 employees on permanent employment

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    customer service provided by companies that specialize in direct sales of personal computers has led many U.S. consumers to buy from more local retailers. This sales model follows the push strategy on page 46 of the text, this strategy “pushes” the product to the end user or customer through sales promotions and other incentives. (Min, 2015) The contemporary consumers are given a multitude of options when purchasing personal computers and related hardware devices that were not readily available in the

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    are introducing product technology “convergence” between personal computers and consumer electronics industries (2004). In the past, there has only been enthusiasm, talks, and prototypes (2004). Today we have functioning product on the market that makes it a reality (2004). The giants in manufacturing computers, Dell, Gateway, and Hewlett Packard, made the brilliant transition into TV sells (2004). The most noticeable products are computer monitors and flat screen TVs (2004). Will this technology

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    question - What is your favorite thing to do with a computer? Personally, I like to do a few things on a computer. My most favorite thing to do in a computer is to play a computer games. I choose to play games in a computer due to a few reasons, which are the graphics, availability and portability. Firstly, I choose to play games in my computer for its flawless graphics it displays on the screen, especially the recently released games. Personally, computer has the ability to process quite a delightful

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    Mainframe Computers, and Personal Computers Nabeel Janjua Info-300-001 Virginia Commonwealth University Abstract: There are many different types and forms of computers. What we see as a fast computer for our personal use is actually nothing compared to computers used by companies to perform vast amount of data gathering and computation. The main difference between computers can be categorized into three different categories. The categories are supercomputers, main computers and

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    The Development of Personal Computers The history of the computer goes back hundreds of years. From the abacus through the modern era the evolution of computers has involved many innovative individuals. It was out of this desire to innovate many fascinating tabulating machines developed. The modern computer, therefore, evolved from an amalgamation of the genius of many individuals over a long period of history. Many people shaped the world by making the efforts to develop technology.

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    – CHOOSING A COMPUTER 1.Will you be using the computer mainly to check email and browse the web? A. Computer is a multi tasking device we can use it as a different kinds of ways. But present days almost every computer is interlinked with the WEB for example we need to develop a research paper on particular subject or we need to update latest software versions in to our computer we definitely have to have a WEB. Yes according to my personnel experience I will be using the computer to check my daily

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