<s>
NEC	B-Operating_System
APC	I-Operating_System
is	O
an	O
8-bit	O
character	O
set	O
developed	O
by	O
NEC	O
for	O
the	O
NEC	B-Operating_System
APC	I-Operating_System
,	O
a	O
CP/M	B-Operating_System
-86	I-Operating_System
and	O
MS-DOS-compatible	O
personal	O
computer	O
in	O
1983	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
were	O
a	O
contemporary	O
competitor	O
for	O
the	O
IBM	B-Device
PC	I-Device
,	O
although	O
eclipsed	O
by	O
fully	O
PC-compatible	O
computers	O
.	O
</s>
