edefine personal computing. Jobs didn’t prove to be a great project manager so he was kicked off the project. Jobs used his 11% of what he owned of Apple to take over someone else’s project and began working with the Macintosh. Which started as a $500 personal computer, but Jobs was determined to make it more (History 1981-1983).It wasn’t until 1981 when IBM released its first PC. With the power of Big Blue, IBM’s PC began to dominate the market. Jobs and his team would have to try very hard to out do IBM, but he realizes until Apple made some changes they would never be able to match IBM. The PC’s today are nothing in comparison to the ones back in Job’s time. Today we have computers that are faster, and more effective. One example of the great improvements is the IBM PC 300PL. The 300PL has a Pentium III processor, which allows it to move at the rate of 733MHz, that is 731MHz faster than the Apple III. It also has a CD read/write drive that allows you to 650mb of data, and Sdram memory, which enhances the overall performance of the system (PC World65). Another great example of the advancements in the PC would be the Gateway Profile 2 CX. Which has installed an Intel Celeron Processor, which allows it to move at a rate of 500MHz but don’t let that fool you, the rest of the package makes up for this. It has a 20GB Ultra ATA Hard Drive, 64 MB SDRAM, and a 6X DVD-ROM Drive, which allows you to watch DVD’s on the PC (PC World 73). And one last example of the advancements in the PC is the Gateway Performance 700. This computer is equipped with the Intel Pentium III Processor 700MHz, 128MB of SDRAM, 27.3GB Ultra ATA 66 7200 RPM Hard Drive, and an 8X DVD-ROM Drive (PC World 73). These improvements and many more have enabled people to enjoy and do more things that require computers at home for an affordable price.Back in the late 70’s and 80’s when the PC was first making it’s...
