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by aldousd666 148 days ago
In the 1980's, computer software was sold in catalogs and magazines. Users had either of three platforms: A Macintosh, a PC-Compatible (probably x86), or a Commodore/Amiga. So these are the three categories were there to help you order the correct version of oregon trail. They were really a name for the operating systems, not the specifics of the hardware, at least back then they were.
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And Atari…
I never saw Atari software for sale in the same magazines, but I'm sure it was available somewhere.
That's late 80s.

Early 80s very different.