pc makers presented by doey au yeung pierrick chamois liang min huy le overview industry analysis company hp apple dell what is a multipurpose computer system assembled from standardized components perform identical functions minimal compatibility issues 90 use intel based cpus hard drives graphics cards function similarly easy to assemble all pcs consists of similar set modern display motherboard cpu microprocessor primary storage ram expansion power supply optical disc drive secondary disk mouse keyboard development 1975 start first viable mits altair 8800 functional affordable and widely accepted not really but commonly regarded as 1981 ibm late entry time constraints third party hardware software only rom bios proprietary reverse engineering mimic clone clones would the original lower cost began compaq 100 compatible mid 1980s dominant standardization platform one common base microsoft early 1990s co held 84 market 1990 non forced out commodore atari tandy sole survivor
