No one saw it coming. At its launch in 1981, IBM's original Personal Computer was an expensive business machine-not a gaming behemoth of the kind you saw from Apple, Atari, Commodore, and Tandy. But by 1990, the PC had trampled all its competitors and become the gaming juggernaut it remains to this day. How did this happen What did the PC do that the ostensibly superior Commodore Amiga, Atari ST, and Apple IIGS, couldn'tpbrpIn emStarflight How the PC and DOS Exploded Computer Gaming 1987-1994em, author Jamie Lendino tells the full story, starting with the PC's humble CGA and monochrome origins, moving through early ill-fated if influential failures such as the PCjr and Tandy 1000, and diving deep into the industry-shattering innovations in processing, graphics, sound, software, and distribution that gave the PC and the gamers who loved it unprecedented power and reach.pbrpAlong the way, Lendino explores more than 110 of the PC's most entertaining and important games, revealing how they