Tony Duell wrote:
>
> [Complete list of all computers]
>
> > That would probably be Hans Pufal's list:
> >
> > http://columbia.digiweb.com/~hansp/ccc/cclist.htm
>
> Yes, that's the one.
>
> >
> > It would be tough (but valuable) to provide a truly comprehensive list.
>
> Agreed. Which is why I suggested that we all submit 'missing' machines to
> the same list. Better to have one list that's almost complete than a
> number of partial ones.
>
> > Heck, I'd like to see a good computer taxonomy (you know, kingdom=digital,
> > phylum=silicon, class=portable, order=laptop, family=grid,
> > genus=1500-series, species=1535-EXP).
>
> On the grounds that all laptops are portables, I think I'd rather see
> something like
>
> kingdom = {analogue, digital, quantum}
> Phylum = {silicon, GaAs, Germanium (?), hollow-state, mechanical}
> Class = {Mainframe, Mini, Workstation, Micro}
> Order = {Rackmount, deskside, desktop, luggable, laptop, notebook, palmtop}
>
> (I know of at least one luggable mini, and I think a Sparcbook could
> reasonably be called a laptop workstation)
Trouble is that there are so many cross-breeds that can't fit into any
analogue of biological evolution/taxonomy/creation. The platypus is a
_simple_ creature compared to some of the machines I've seen.
--
Ward Griffiths
They say that politics makes strange bedfellows.
Of course, the main reason they cuddle up is to screw somebody else.
Michael Flynn, _Rogue Star_
Received on Thu Apr 30 1998 - 22:53:18 BST