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josteink on Dec 20, 2016 | parent | context | favorite | on: Tim Cook assures employees that Apple is committed...

> Sure. But it's not a Personal Computer (or compatible).

Sure it is. It made out of stock X86 hardware components. It uses stock PC expansion modules. It can boot and run both Windows and Linux.

Exactly how is not a PC?

Aaargh20318 on Dec 20, 2016 [–]

It's not about wether it can run Windows or Linux. It's about wether it can run PC-DOS 1.0 and applications written for it.

tossedaway334 on Dec 20, 2016 | [–]

modern non-apple x86 uefi systems cannot run PC-DOS 1.0 or the applications written for it either.

Aaargh20318 on Dec 21, 2016 | | [–]

Don't Non-Apple UEFI systems usually include a BIOS-emulation mode ?

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