But then where would the mac (toaster style) fit? Computer or system?
I am not sure the term computer to differenciate the box styles is adequate
since they are all basically "Computers" I guess what I'm trying to find is
a term to differenciate the packaging of computers.
Also consoles is used for video games that plugs on the TV and would cause
confusion.
System is a pretty broad designation that can describe a lost of things.
Am I getting picky or what? Maybe we need to invent some terms a la jargon
in order to differentiate the various types of packaging.
>For computers like the C-64, the TI-99/4a, Atari 800, etc. I call the CPU
>a "console". Basically, anything with an integrated CPU, keyboard and
>video output I call a console. I don't tend to think of things like the
>Apple ][ as "consoles" because they didn't use a TV as their monitor by
>default, which the above systems generally did (there goes my Apple ][
>bias again). But really, the Apple ][ fits my description of "console".
>
>The all-in-one dealies like the TRS-80 Model II/III and their ilk would
>be "computers" because they have all the basic adjuncts to define an
>entire computer in the most generic sense of the word (CPU, keyboard,
>display, storage).
>
>Piece-part systems like the IBM, I'd call "systems" because you have a
>system consisting of a CPU and peripherals, such as the keyboard, monitor,
>disk drives, perhaps a mouse...
>
>Also, things like a PDP or DG Nova would be "systems", but I think people
>prefer to refer to them as "mini's".
>
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Received on Sun Jan 11 1998 - 12:57:26 GMT