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Which came first: the Czech Republic or the IBM PC?

The IBM PC came first, in 1981 (released). The Czech Republic followed 12 years later, in 1993 (founded).

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  1. Second1993

    The Czech Republic

    country · founded

    Czechoslovakia split peacefully at the end of 1992, and the Czech Republic came into being on 1 January 1993.

    Checked against Wikipedia and Wikidata

  2. First1981

    The IBM PC

    product · released

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

    Checked against Wikipedia and Wikidata

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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.