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by ClassyJacket 893 days ago
You know Mac is a specific brand of PC, right?
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tempestn 893 days ago
A Mac is a brand of personal computer. The acronym PC comes originally from the IBM PC, and then from IBM-compatible PCs, and is generally understood not to include Macs.
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mixmastamyk 892 days ago
The PC term predates IBM and was also used for the Apple II, Commodore, etc era "micro"computers.
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toast0 892 days ago
Apple's advertising said otherwise.
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