How the IBM PC Won, Then Lost, the Personal Computer Market
Cars That Think
JULY 21, 2021
And in 2005, the Chinese computer maker Lenovo Group purchased IBM's PC business. Here, Steve Jobs introduced the Apple II, with a price tag of US $1,298 (about $5,800 today), while rival Commodore unveiled its PET. Whimsical ads for the PC starred Charlie Chaplin's Little Tramp and carried the tag line “A Tool for Modern Times."
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