Tony Duell wrote:
> No it isn't, or at least it shouldn't be.
>
> A TV set is designed to receive, demodulate, and display various RF
> signals transmitted in accordance with a well-known specification. And
> most people use it to do just that. In other words the manufacturer knows
> exactly what it's going to be used for and can design it so it can do
> that limited task in a simple-to-use way [1].
>
> But a computer is one of the most versatile machines you'll ever come
> across. The mnnufacturer can't know every possible way it can be used.
> OK, maybe the manufactuer thought it might be used for word processing,
> or as a terminal emulator, or... But I'll bet they didn't think of using
> it to cross-develop code for an obsolete minicomputer, or to print
> barcodes for a 20-year-old HP calculator or to run a cable tester, or...
> (to name a few things my PCs often get used for).
But don't you hate it when they pirate TV shows on the computer via the
internet. But when I buy a TV I expect ( not true any more ) to get a
schematic and users manual. If the picture still stays fuzzy after the
first kick I know I can get it repaired for the price of the tube and
a reasonable service charge. You got all the knowledge needed to
maintain
the TV for a resonable amount of time. You might of upgraded to a bigger
screen or got a color set but you did not have do much else to keep
watching tv.
With Computers and TV's today you are at the mercy of the venders to buy
a new product all the time because you have no knowlage to maintain the
item you bought.
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Ben Franchuk - Dawn * 12/24 bit cpu *
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Received on Mon May 06 2002 - 21:38:12 BST