PC

A PC is an abbreviation for personal computer, typically referring to IBM PC compatibles, running a version of Microsoft's MS-DOS or Windows operating systems. Apple had long promoted the ease of use of its Macintosh computers in comparison to PCs.
==History at Apple==
After the return of co-founder Steve Jobs to Apple, the company ran the "Get a Mac" ad campaign which ridiculed the PC platform with actors and representing a PC and a Mac, respectively.Apple’s ‘Get a Mac,’ the Complete Campaign by Tim Nudd, Adweek. 2011-04-13. Jobs had criticized PC manufacturers, such as Dell, for producing "un-innovative beige boxes".
==Compatibility with Macs==
===Hardware options===
Early Macintosh models running classic Mac OS could be set up to run PC software through the installation of a supported PC Compatibility Card.PC Compatibility Cards (PDF), Apple Computer. 2001-05-17. Starting in 2006, Macs with Intel processors could be set up to run Windows software through Boot Camp or third-party virtualization software, such as Parallels.Is Parallels Still the Best Way to Run Windows on a Mac in 2019? by David Nield, Gizmodo. 2019-08-19.
===Software options===
Third-party emulators, such as Virtual PC from Connectix, could allow PowerPC-era Macs to run Windows.Virtual PC 6 by Jonathan A. Oski, Macworld. 2003-04-18. Open source and third-party emulators, such as QEMU and CrossOver, can be run on Intel and Apple M1-based models to run Windows software.Video details ARM Windows virtualization on M1 Macs, nearly 2x faster performance than Surface Pro X by Michael Potuck, 9to5Mac. 2020-12-02.
==Gallery==
PC Macintosh computer manuals.gif|Clip from a commercial comparing a PC's manual with that of a Mac|link=
Complete 66 Mac vs PC ads + Mac & PC WWDC Intro + Siri Intro||link=
==References==
==External links==
* and at Wikipedia
===Articles===
*An oral history of 'Get a Mac,' Part 1 by Douglas Quenqua at Campaign US (2016-12-06)
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