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LocalH 18 days ago | parent | context | favorite | on: Amiga Screens: A Primer

IBM PC design philosophy was the furthest thing possible from “open architecture”.

The PC only became “open” when the industry basically strongarmed it open. Prior to clean-room BIOS cloning, IBM did pursue legal redress against early clones.

The PC pivoted to open architecture despite IBM.

spankibalt 11 days ago [–]

> BM PC design philosophy was the furthest thing possible from “open architecture”.

I was talking about IBM PC and compatibles. Big things have small beginnings, and so on.

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