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Series of hardware design requirements and recommendations
The PC System Design Guide (also known as the PC-97, PC-98, PC-99, or PC 2001 specification) is a series of hardware design requirements and recommendations
PC_System_Design_Guide
Electrical or optical connectors for carrying audio and video signals
after PC 99. The PC System Design Guide (also known as the PC 97, PC 98, PC 99, or PC 2001 specification) is a series of hardware design requirements and
Audio and video interfaces and connectors
Audio_and_video_interfaces_and_connectors
Series of PCs by NEC, sold primarily in Japan
releasing the PC98-NX series [ja] of Wintel computers, based on the PC System Design Guide. NEC developed mainframes since the 1950s. By 1976, the company
PC-98
Type of personal computer
must be connected to a PC lacking these ports. According to the 2001 edition of Microsoft's PC System Design Guide, a legacy-free PC must be able to boot
Legacy-free_PC
Personal computer configuration standard
or Windows 95 PC System Design Guide Windows Sound System Grant, Lee (May 2022). "The family believed they had bought a new gaming PC. I was the one
Multimedia_PC
Computers derived from the IBM PC
Homebuilt computer Influence of the IBM PC on the personal computer market PC speaker PC System Design Guide Personal computer x86 MS-DOS CP/M PS/2 -
IBM_PC_compatible
Expansion card that provides input and output of audio signals
SN74689 Connectors on the sound cards are color-coded as per the PC System Design Guide. They may also have symbols of arrows, holes and soundwaves that
Sound_card
Linux distribution
Fedora-based Linux distribution designed to be similar to Valve's SteamOS version 3.0. It offers support for handheld PC devices, including the Steam Deck
Bazzite_(operating_system)
Family of operating systems for IBM PC compatibles
/dɔːs/) is a family of disk-based operating systems for IBM PC compatible computers. It primarily consists of IBM PC DOS and a rebranded version, Microsoft's
DOS
Type of computer system
have created PC-based IBM mainframe-compatible systems which are compatible with the larger IBM mainframe computers. For a period of time PC-based mainframe-compatible
PC-based IBM mainframe-compatible systems
PC-based_IBM_mainframe-compatible_systems
Open standard family of wired computer networking protocols
(/ˈiːθərnɛt/ EE-thər-net) is a family of wired computer networking standards designed for (but not limited to) local area networks (LAN), access networks, and
Ethernet
American computer company (1986–2008)
intended to make installation of peripherals easier and predated the PC System Design Guide standard for color-coding connectors, introduced in 1999. Packard
Packard_Bell
Reverse-engineering without infringing copyright
IBM-compatible BIOS to various PC clone manufacturers. Several other PC clone companies, including Corona Data Systems, Eagle Computer, and Handwell Corporation
Clean-room_design
Computer magazine
"chances are it doesn't belong in PC Magazine". In an early review of the new IBM PC, Byte reported that PC: The Independent Guide to the IBM Personal Computer
PCMag
RISC instruction set architecture by AIM alliance
particularly with AmigaOS 4 implementations, but remains popular for embedded systems. PowerPC was the cornerstone of AIM's PReP and Common Hardware Reference Platform
PowerPC
Computer operating system
IBM PC DOS (an acronym for IBM Personal Computer Disk Operating System), also known as IBM DOS or PC DOS, is a discontinued disk operating system for
IBM_PC_DOS
Family of personal computers
supplied with the RISC OS operating system which has a windowed cooperative multitasking design. Unusually for a PC of the period the O/S was stored in
Risc_PC
Color code to indicate values of electronic components
following recommendations such as PC System Design Guide, PoweredUSB, ATX, etc. A common convention for wiring systems in industrial buildings is: black
Electronic_color_code
Acorn-clone personal computer
the Risc PC in 1994. All interim machines had been built on the ARM7500 system on a chip, which was widely regarded as a single-chip Risc PC. (It incorporated
Iyonix_PC
Personal computer audio codec
Mobile daughter card (MDC) Sony/Philips Digital Interface (S/P-DIF) PC System Design Guide Sound card https://www.analog.com/media/en/technical-documentat
AC'97
Type of electrical connector
computers (e.g. PC-88, PC-98) also used DE-9 connectors for game controllers, depending on the sound card used. The Fairchild Channel F System II and Bally
D-subminiature
Expansion card standard for laptop computers
PC Card in March 1995 to avoid confusion with the name of the organization. The CardBus PC Card was introduced as a 32-bit version of the original PC
PC_Card
Swiss executive and utility transport aircraft
Pilatus PC-12 is a pressurized, single-engine turboprop aircraft manufactured by Pilatus Aircraft of Stans, Switzerland since 1991. It was designed as a
Pilatus_PC-12
Company that fabricates parts used in another company's products
Per Microsoft's EULA regarding PC manufacturers and system-builder OEM licenses, the product key is tied to the PC motherboard which it is initially
Original equipment manufacturer
Original_equipment_manufacturer
1981 American microcomputer model
The PC had a substantial influence on the personal computer market; the specifications of the IBM PC became one of the most popular computer design standards
IBM_Personal_Computer
Family of connectors typically used for analog signals
common on motherboards or from insertable sound cards. The 1999 PC System Design Guide's color code for 3.5 mm TRS sockets is common, which assigns pink
Phone_connector_(audio)
Wireless radio triggering system for off-camera lighting
PocketWizard is a Wireless radio triggering system for off-camera lighting developed in the late 1990s, by LPA Design, an American company based in South Burlington
PocketWizard
WWII radio guided bomb developed by Nazi Germany
names include Ruhrstahl SD 1400 X, Kramer X-1, PC 1400X or FX 1400 (the latter, along with the unguided PC 1400 Fritz nickname, is the origin for the name
Fritz_X
Firmware for hardware initialization and OS runtime services
the Basic Input/Output System used in the CP/M operating system in 1975. The BIOS firmware was originally proprietary to the IBM PC; it was reverse engineered
BIOS
Signal in the system bus of an x86-based computer system
that. The PC System Design Guide PC 2001 removes compatibility for the A20 line: "If A20M# generation logic is still present in the system, this logic
A20_line
1982 DEC microcomputer
changes. The systems were referred to with model numbers PC-100A and PC-100B respectively; later "B" models were also designated PC-100B2. The system included
Rainbow_100
Semi-automatic rifle
Pistol-Caliber (PC) carbine is a blowback centerfire semi-automatic pistol-caliber carbine manufactured by Sturm, Ruger & Co., designed as a companion
Ruger_PC_carbine
Computer released in 1984
AT or PC/AT) was released in August 1984 as the fourth model in the IBM Personal Computer line, following the IBM PC XT and its IBM Portable PC variant
IBM_Personal_Computer_AT
1993 video game
developed by Digital Image Design and published in 1993 by Ocean Software for MS-DOS. Conversions were released for the Amiga, PC-98, and PlayStation The
TFX_(video_game)
2019 video game
into 2019". PC Gamer. Future. Archived from the original on November 8, 2020. Retrieved December 19, 2018. Schilling, Chris. Outer Wilds: Design Works. Lost
Outer_Wilds
Computer assembled from available components rather than purchased as a complete system
high-end system is capable of meeting the demands of gaming and can be used as such. A major difference between a high-end PC and a gaming PC is likely
Homebuilt_computer
Motherboard and power supply configuration
Power Supply Design Guide, Version 2.91" (PDF). Server System Infrastructure Forum. 2004. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-07 – via PC Power and
ATX
Series of laptops by Hewlett-Packard
Entertainment PC Maintenance and Service Guide" (PDF). Hp.com. Retrieved 26 March 2019. "HP Pavilion dv7 Entertainment PC Maintenance and Service Guide" (PDF)
HP_Pavilion_dv7
Operating system
license. A2 is a successor to Native Oberon, the x86 PC version of Niklaus Wirth's operating system Oberon. It supports multiprocessing computers, and provides
A2_(operating_system)
Computer intended for use by an individual person
A personal computer (PC), or simply computer, is a computer designed for personal use. It is typically used for tasks such as word processing, web browsing
Personal_computer
Main printed circuit board used for a computing device
baseboard, and the informal mobo.[citation needed] System board was used by IBM in documentation for the IBM PC and its derivatives; however, higher-end models
Motherboard
1999 video game
System Shock 2 is a 1999 action role-playing and survival horror video game designed by Ken Levine and co-developed by Irrational Games and Looking Glass
System_Shock_2
Discontinued computer operating system for x86 processors
multitasking operating system compatible with CP/M-86, MP/M-86, which later evolved into Concurrent CP/M-86. When an emulator was added to provide PC DOS compatibility
CP/M-86
Desktop or laptop computer specialized for video games
A gaming computer, also known as a gaming PC, is a specialized personal computer designed for playing PC games at high standards. They typically differ
Gaming_computer
industrial PC a variety of machines can be easily networked with among each other shared database for easy integration into existing workflow system and backup
Punching_machine
Personal computer by IBM
3270 AT (IBM System Unit 5273), which is a similar design based on the IBM PC AT. They also released high-end graphics versions of the 3270 PC in both XT
IBM_3270_PC
Apple-branded microprocessor
PowerPC G4 is a designation formerly used by Apple to describe a fourth generation of 32-bit PowerPC microprocessors. Apple has applied this name to various
PowerPC_G4
Emulator for PowerPC Macs and for Windows
operating systems older than Windows XP Professional SP3 as guests. Virtual PC was succeeded by Hyper-V. Connectix Virtual PC, Microsoft Virtual PC 2004,
Virtual_PC
Version of the Windows Mobile operating system
Aesthetically, Pocket PC 2000 was meant to be similar in design to the then-current Windows 98 and Windows 2000 desktop operating systems, as well as the yet-to-be-released
Pocket_PC_2000
1985 video game
game from Game Arts, originally released for the NEC PC-8801 in 1985. It was ported to many systems, including the Famicom, MSX, Apple II, and MS-DOS. It
Thexder
Discontinued modular real-time multiuser multitasking operating system
discontinued modular real-time multiuser multitasking operating system (RTOS) designed for computer-integrated manufacturing, laboratory, retail and financial
FlexOS
Desktop software for 3D modeling
first 3D CAD applications designed to run on a desktop PC. The brand is owned by French software company Dassault Systèmes. Manish Kumar is CEO of SolidWorks
SolidWorks
Distributed file system protocol
Network File System (NFS) is a distributed file system protocol originally developed by Sun Microsystems (Sun) in 1984, allowing a user on a client computer
Network_File_System
Computer designed to be used at a fixed location
2, 2025. Kirkcaldy, Andrew (April 20, 2023). "Best Open Air PC Cases in 2025". PC Guide. Retrieved August 2, 2025. Hagedoorn, Hilbert (July 28, 2020)
Desktop_computer
Family of CP/M- and DOS-compatible multi-user multi-tasking operating systems
operating system for IBM PC-compatible microcomputers. An evolution of the older Concurrent CP/M-86, Concurrent DOS and Concurrent DOS 386 operating systems, it
Multiuser_DOS
Computer operating system
was a mobile phone and PDA operating system and the predecessor to Windows Phone. The first version was Pocket PC 2000; the third version, Windows Mobile
Microsoft_Windows
IBM server computer
out with the PS/2 Server, then the IBM PC Server, rebranded Netfinity, then eServer xSeries and finally System x, these servers are distinguished by being
Lenovo_System_x
2021 video game
purchased the game within its first ten days of release on PC. The location transfer system was implemented a month later. On 13 January 2022, IO Interactive
Hitman_3
Discontinued family of computer operating systems
emulator named PC-MODE became available as an optional module for Concurrent CP/M-86 3.1 (BDOS 3.1), shipping on 21 February 1984, and the system was further
MP/M
Second generation of personal computers by IBM
Personal System/2 or PS/2 is IBM's second generation of personal computers. Released in 1987, it officially replaced the IBM PC, XT, AT, and PC Convertible
IBM_PS/2
Computer sold by Olivetti in 1983 using the Intel 8086 CPU
clock generator, as per the IBM PC, to produce the 33% duty cycle pulse wave required by the 8086. The system was designed "split-level", with the motherboard
Olivetti_M24
the proprietary Acorn RISC OS graphical operating system. The Risc PC had a novel stacking design where multiple "slices", that is complete additional
History_of_personal_computers
Notebook computer from Psion
or Java, using a separate personal computer (PC) hosted development system. It can be synchronized to a PC by means of an RS-232 serial port to serial
Psion_Series_7
1991 video game
Archimedes, Apple IIGS, Classic Mac OS, CDTV, Commodore 64, NES, Master System, Mega Drive, PC Engine, CD-i, and X68000. The license to the Lemmings intellectual
Lemmings_(video_game)
Antiquated computer port
with higher speeds, more compact design, or plug and play and hot swap capabilities for greater ease of use. Modern PC motherboards use separate Super
Legacy_port
1999 first-person shooter video game
2001. p. 6. Official Guide Book, p. 22. Official Guide Book, pp. 47,48. Marsh Davies (February 23, 2013). "Let's Reboot... Unreal". PC Gamer. Archived from
Unreal_Tournament
1997 action-adventure game
the artwork for the PC release in the US which features a yellow car, the European PC and PlayStation releases exhibiting the design used in later iterations
Grand_Theft_Auto_(video_game)
2015 interactive storytelling video game
co-creator". PC Gamer. Retrieved October 1, 2015. "The Beginner's Guide for PC Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved January 3, 2018. "The Beginner's Guide Review"
The_Beginner's_Guide
High-end single-user computer
multi-user operating systems. The term workstation has been used loosely to refer to everything from a mainframe computer terminal to a PC connected to a network
Workstation
Events in the history of 16-bit x86 DOS-family disk operating systems
OEMs (system builders) – starting with MS-DOS 3.2 in 1986, Microsoft offered these in addition to OAKs End-user retail – all versions of IBM PC DOS (and
Timeline of DOS operating systems
Timeline_of_DOS_operating_systems
1987 IBM desktop computer
25-inch floppy disk drive of the IBM PC. Novel to the Model 50's industrial design among its contemporaries in the PC arena is its largely tool-less method
IBM_PS/2_Model_50
Defunct 1990s operating system
for the entire company, and was intended as the primary operating system for PowerPC hardware, to allow IBM to effectively compete with the Wintel duopoly
Workplace_OS
Graphical operating system (16-bit)
the object-oriented design. Under DR DOS 6.0, if TASKMAX was loaded before PC/GEOS, PC/GEOS registered as graphical menu system for TASKMAX. This still
GEOS (16-bit operating system)
GEOS_(16-bit_operating_system)
Personal computer model, 1983
III) designed for an IBM PC could cause the system to crash. Apricot later offered the possibility of converting the computer into an IBM compatible PC by
Apricot_PC
1987 IBM desktop computer
was IBM's first Intel-based PC with a tower form factor and was influential in popularizing towers in computer case design. IBM followed up the Model 60
IBM_PS/2_Model_60
Chassis Air Guide or CAG in abbreviation, is Intel's thermal system to PC chassis. The system includes an air duct for CPU, because in an environment
Chassis_Air_Guide
Microsoft Unix operating system
Corporation's Z8001 product. The first 8086 port was for the Altos Computer Systems' non-PC-compatible 8600-series computers (first customer ship date Q1 1982)
Xenix
games released for NEC's PC Engine/TurboGrafx-16 home video game console. It covers 672 commercial releases spanning the system's launch on October 10, 1987
List_of_TurboGrafx-16_games
Command-line utility that carries out disk formatting
Allocation Table Design of the FAT file system fdisk PC DOS 7.10 Format32 The directory entries get filled with 0x00 since MS-DOS 1.25 and PC DOS 2.0. If the
Format_(command)
2022 video game
with gentle visual and audio design. He was inspired by his childhood experiences playing Nintendo Entertainment System games like The Legend of Zelda
Tunic_(video_game)
2017 video game
March 2016). "Sniper Elite 4 is set in WW2 Italy, coming to PS4, Xbox One & PC in 2016". VideoGamer.com. Candy Banana. Archived from the original on 1 August
Sniper_Elite_4
Microprocessor
coprocessor to Fujitsu Limited. Because IBM didn't use it in the IBM PC design, it did not become well known; later Intel I/O coprocessors did not keep
Intel_8089
2021 video game
and the Faroe Islands inspired the design of Blackreef. Deathloop was released on 14 September 2021 for Windows PC and PlayStation 5, and for Xbox Series
Deathloop
TOS) GEOS (popular windowing GUI for PC, Commodore, Apple computers) JavaOS JNode (Java New Operating System Design Effort), written 99% in Java (native
List_of_operating_systems
Video game for a personal computer
popular operating system for PC games in the 2000s. Games utilizing 3D graphics generally require a form of graphics processing unit, and PC games have been
PC_game
God video game
to play Black & White without the original discs". PC Gamer. Retrieved 29 January 2025. Prima Guide, pp. 9, 12. Clue Book, p. 12. Clue Book, pp. 5, 17
Black_&_White_(video_game)
Personal computer released in 1983
install memory into the main system unit. The 5161 can be connected to either an XT or to the earlier 5150 (the original IBM PC). PC DOS 2.0 offers a 9-sector
IBM_Personal_Computer_XT
2020–2023 transition of Apple computers to using Apple-designed ARM-based processors
of Mac computers from Intel's x86-64 processors to Apple-designed Apple silicon ARM64 systems-on-a-chip. Apple CEO Tim Cook announced a "two-year transition
Mac transition to Apple silicon
Mac_transition_to_Apple_silicon
1989 video game
A version for the Capcom Power System Changer was planned and previewed but never released. NEC Avenue produced a PC Engine CD version of Strider Hiryu
Strider_(1989_arcade_game)
PC meant to be used in a home theater setting
needed to add video programming or music to the PC, or they can also be pieced together to build a system out of discrete components as part of a software-based
Home_theater_PC
Early commercial UNIX operating system
msgsnd(2) – FreeBSD System Calls Manual Lehey, Greg. The Complete FreeBSD: Documentation from the Source. 2003. pp. 164–165 PC-clone UNIX Software Buyer's Guide by Eric
UNIX_System_V
First 640 KB of RAM under DOS
memory on IBM PC or compatible systems. It is the read-write memory directly addressable by the processor for use by the operating system and application
Conventional_memory
Internal computer component that provides power to other components
Active vs. Passive PSU". PC Perspective. March 16, 2020. "4.5.1. ATX Main Power Connector". ATX12V Power Supply Design Guide, Version 2.2 (PDF). Intel
Power_supply_unit_(computer)
Spreadsheet software
killer application of the IBM PC, was hugely popular in the 1980s, and significantly contributed to the success of IBM PC-compatibles in the business market
Lotus_1-2-3
Motherboard form factor
(April 17, 2001). "Systems and Components Reference Guide: System Case: Form Factors: LPX / Mini LPX Form Factor". The PC Guide. Archived from the original
LPX_(form_factor)
2025 video game
Challenge Yet'". IGN. Archived from the original on January 11, 2026. For the PC system requirements, see Kawanishi, Paulo (November 12, 2025). "When does Where
Where_Winds_Meet
Business laptops and tablets series from Lenovo
was originally designed, created and manufactured by the American International Business Machines (IBM) Corporation. IBM sold its PC business to the
ThinkPad
1997 video game
in-orbit space station, the Jim Dandy. Conceived and co-designed by Nick Bruty, MDK was Shiny's first PC game, and was notable for using software rendering
MDK
Swiss single engine STOL utility transport aircraft, 1959
The Pilatus PC-6 Porter is a single-engined STOL utility aircraft designed by Pilatus Aircraft of Switzerland. First flown in 1959, the PC-6 was produced
Pilatus_PC-6_Porter
Stealth game
to design perfect murder playgrounds". PC Gamer. Archived from the original on 3 April 2019. Retrieved 8 June 2020. "Level Design in Hitman: Guiding Players
Hitman_(2016_video_game)
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