nonIBMcompatible
NonIBMcompatible is a historical term used to describe computer hardware and software that do not conform to the IBM PC compatible standard established in the early 1980s. It contrasts with IBM PC compatibles, which aimed for binary compatibility with the original IBM PC and its successors, enabling software to run across a wide range of hardware.
In the 1980s and early 1990s, IBM’s PC architecture became dominant in personal computing, but many firms
Examples of nonIBMcompatible platforms include the Apple Macintosh (introduced in 1984 with the Motorola 68000), Commodore
Today the term is mostly of historical interest. The IBM PC-compatible ecosystem largely dominates general-purpose computing,