That’s not the reason. The “PC” marketing term originated with the IBM PC, after which every non-Apple device attempted to make some name-wise connection to the former, spawning a series of so called “IBM PC Compatibles” that have principally lived on design-wise until the present day.
That’s not the reason. The “PC” marketing term originated with the IBM PC, after which every non-Apple device attempted to make some name-wise connection to the former, spawning a series of so called “IBM PC Compatibles” that have principally lived on design-wise until the present day.
Well, also except for any other microcomputer that wasn’t trying to run DOS. (Surely there were some – Amiga, maybe? IDK.)