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I wouldn't go so far as "dictated", since that architecture has heavily evolved over time; PCI, AGP, PCIe, USB, VGA, and many other standards all occurred long after the dethroning of the IBM-branded PC.


And there's IBM's MicroChannel the ignoring of which greatly contributed to the continued growth of the PC industry as it shifted to 16 and 32 bits as standard.




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