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Which came first: Apple or the IBM PC?

Apple came first, in 1976 (founded). The IBM PC followed 5 years later, in 1981 (released).

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  1. First1976

    Apple

    company · founded

    Apple was founded in 1976 by three people; the third, Ronald Wayne, sold his share back for $800 just 12 days later.

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  2. Second1981

    The IBM PC

    product · released

    The basic IBM PC of 1981 came with 16 kilobytes of memory.

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Years from Wikidata, each checked against the item’s English Wikipedia article on 2026-10-18. A year stands for what its label says: a founding, a first patent, a premiere.