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==Clones and competition==

The [[Compaq Portable]] also came out in March 1983,<ref>{{cite web|title=Compaq I Portable computer|url=http://www.oldcomputers.net/compaqi.html|website=www.oldcomputers.net|accessdate=May 14, 2021}}</ref> and would prove a popular competitor. Sometimes called the "first PC clone"<ref>{{cite web|title=First PC Clone Claim|url=http://blog.modernmechanix.com/byte-reviews-the-compaq-first-pc-clone/|website=www.modernmechanix.com|accessdate=May 14, 2021}}</ref> and first "legal clone",<ref>{{cite web|title=Compaq puts out First Legal Clone Claim|url=https://dfarq.homeip.net/first-compaq-computer/|website=d|date=December 22, 2016|accessdate=May 14, 2021}}</ref> that distinction may go to another offering: [[Columbia Data Products]]' MPC 1600 "Multi Personal Computer", in June 1982.

<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.techspot.com/article/893-history-of-the-personal-computer-part-3/|title = History of the Microprocessor and the Personal Computer, Part 3| date=May 8, 2020 }}</ref><ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=14Kfbrc6cbAC&pg=PA451 Aboard the Columbia], By Bill Machrone, Page 451, June 1983, PC Mag</ref> Other "clones" included the [[Seequa Chameleon]],<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=sy8EAAAAMBAJ&dq=Seequa+Chameleon&pg=PA132 Hardware:Review:Seequa Chameleon], By Russ Adams, Page 132, November 28, 1983, InfoWorld</ref><ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=ATAEAAAAMBAJ&dq=Seequa+Chameleon&pg=PA5 The Chameleon mystery], By David Needle, Page 5, January 31, 1983, InfoWorld</ref><ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=fi4EAAAAMBAJ&dq=Seequa+Chameleon&pg=PA66 Review Responses: Seequa], By John Schaefer, Page 66, January 30, 1984, InfoWorld</ref> the [[Hyperion (computer)|Hyperion]],<ref> David Thomas, ''Knights of the New Technology: The Inside Story of Canada's Computer Elite'', Key Porter Books, 1983 {{ISBN|0-919493-16-5}} pp. 172-179</ref> [[Eagle Computer]]'s Eagle 1600 that September<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Pournelle |first=Jerry |author-link=Jerry Pournelle |date=September 1983 |title=Eagles, Text Editors, New Compilers, and Much More |url=https://archive.org/details/byte-magazine-1983-09/page/n321 |magazine=BYTE |page=307 |access-date=May 14, 2021}}</ref> and the [[Corona Data Systems|Corona]] PC.<ref>{{Citation | title = Corona advertisement | newspaper = InfoWorld | pages = 50 | date = July 18, 1983 | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=xi8EAAAAMBAJ&q=%22corona%20data%20systems%22%20infoworld%201983&pg=PA50 | access-date=May 14, 2021 }}</ref> The latter two companies were sued by IBM and settled out of court, agreeing to re-implement their BIOS in a way that did not violate IBM's copyrights.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/1984/06/09/business/eagle-s-battle-for-survival.html EAGLE'S BATTLE FOR SURVIVAL]</ref> AT&T, who owned a 25% share of [[Olivetti S.p.A.|Olivetti]], released the [[Olivetti M24|AT&T PC 6300]] in June 1984, which was a re-branded version of the Olivetti M24. The PC 6300 offered the 16-bit 8086 clocked at a faster 8 MHz speed that was technically superior to IBM's PC XT.

==Timeline==