definition of personal computer

From: Doug Yowza <yowza_at_yowza.com>
Date: Sun Nov 1 23:02:57 1998

On Sun, 1 Nov 1998, Megan wrote:

> >Of course, you may own a Cray 1 as your personal computer (used in the
> >"accepted" meaning of personal property), but that doesn't make a Cray 1
> >a "personal computer" in the taxonomical sense.
>
> Let me offer that when a person talks about a 'personal computer', it
> can be *anything*, including a cray-1. If, however, they talk about a
> 'peecee', then it probably means what you are referring to above.

Not at all. I'm talking about a computer that was *designed* to be
personal. A good rule of thumb is the definition I gave previously:
small, cheap, and interactive. The PC is just one instance of a pc.

-- Doug
Received on Sun Nov 01 1998 - 23:02:57 GMT