1986: like IBM… but smarter

The XEN-I machine is introduced. It provides more power, and a larger number of features and facilities within a system that is smaller as well as cheaper than the IBM AT. The XEN is the first APRICOT that is100% compatible with an IBM PC.

It doesn’t use Windows 1.0 as its operating system but GEM, designed by Digital Research. Apricot is now truly synonymous with business computers.