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Also Known As PC

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A laptop computer
Steve Wozniak and Steve Jobs holding an Apple I circuit board in 1976
The 1981 IBM Personal Computer system with a monitor, keyboard, central processing unit, and dot matrix printer arranged side by side on a plain surface.
Apple's Lisa computer
Compaq portable computer
Palm Pilot
A man uses a social networking site.
Labeled diagram of a personal computer system showing a monitor displaying graphics, a computer tower, two external speakers, a keyboard, a cordless mouse with labeled buttons, and a wireless Internet router.
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Apple CEO Steve Jobs smiles and holds up a white iPhone 4, displaying its home screen, while wearing a black turtleneck and glasses.
Steve Jobs
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Bill Gates smiling and wearing glasses, a dark suit, a pale shirt, and a patterned tie.
Bill Gates
American computer programmer and entrepreneur
Jony Ive wearing a white shirt and blue blazer, photographed outdoors in 2015 when he was Apple's chief design officer
Jony Ive
British designer and executive
Steve Wozniak smiling, wearing a black jacket and black shirt, pictured against a plain light background.
Steve Wozniak
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