i thin it might be IBM because apple have their own way of Surfing the web and stuff
Windows works with IBM machines, though Windows '98 is incredibly obsolete at this time.
IBM no longer produces hardware that is compatible with Windows '98 but it will run on a recent Apple computer within the Virtual Box software. (See links below)
All three companies produce computers that are compatible with many products created by IBM.
Technically, the only computers that can be called "IBM Computers" are the ones that have been manufactured and/or sold by IBM. However, the "IBM Compatible Computers" are those that have been built in accordance with the IBM Standard. IBM created the original PC then turned it over to the "open architecture" community to be built by anyone who wants to follow those standards. IBM Compatible computers are the "PC" including the Laptop PC. Pretty much just about anything that's not "Apple".
There are two main types of desktop or notebook computers: * IBM Compatible PC * Apple PC An IBM compatible PC is the traditional computer. It is the most common computer used in homes and offices around the globe. The typical operating systems for an IBM compatible PC are Microsoft Windows (the most common), or Linux (a free and open source unix type OS, originaly only for the very geeky, but now gaining popularity) An Apple computer is a computer made by Apple Computers, inc and runs a version of the Mac OS
IBM compatible was a term used in the eighties to describe personal computers that could run PC-DOS the IBM operating software. These days the term is redundant.
Apple World deals specifically with one brand of computers - PC World covers any IBM compatible PC
DOS, which stands for Disk Operating System.
IBM came first
No, but Windows 3.1 was used for some of the programs on IBM OS Warp 2, so it's usable with 3.1 stuff, but not on Apple PCs...
Not directly but it is easy enough to get software of the same brand that is compatible for each type and it is possible for each to save data in a format so that it can be used on the other type. So while they are not directly compatible it is possible for them to do a lot of work together.
No. They are two entirely separate corporations. In terms of market capitalization, Apple is bigger than IBM.