Personal computer
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In the 1990s, a personal computer was a computer that's a bit more powerful than a 1980s home computer, but not as much as a workstation. It was very likely an IBM PC clone, and was very likely housed in a beige box.
As the definitions for both terms are somewhat hazy, it's somewhat debatable whether the Amiga and ST counted as merely home computers, or fully fledged personal computers. Each Macintosh is generally considered a personal computer, and the first was comparable to both.
Rather absurdly, perhaps an ST with a medium resolution monochrome monitor was a personal computer, as used in studios to make professional music, and in offices to design things with CAD software, while that exact same model of ST with a low resolution colour monitor was a home computer used for playing games.
At any rate, once various companies cloned the IBM PC, in practical terms "PC" referred only to those clones, making the distinction moot. Since then, personal computers have steadily grown more powerful.
A notable exception is the cute Raspberry Pi series, which is neither an IBM PC clone, nor high spec.
Types of computer: Home computer | Personal computer
Personal computers: Soviet ZX Spectrum clones
