"Real Computers" (was Re: Trivia Question)

From: R. D. Davis <rdd_at_rddavis.org>
Date: Sun Feb 23 10:08:00 2003

PeeCee user to C64/Atari/etc. user: why don't you use a real computer?

(real) Graphics workstation (e.g. Sun) user to PeeCee user: why don't you use
a real computer?

Minicomputer user to (real) graphics workstation user: Why don't you
use a real computer?

Bigger micomputer user to smaller minicomputer user: Why don't you use
a real computer?

(modern) Mainframe user to minicomputer user: Why don't you use a real
computer?

User of a computer with valves/tubes to modern mainframe user: Why don't
you use a real computer?

etc...

It's all relative, or so it appears... however, there is one thing
that perhaps most of us can agree on when it comes to defining what a
"real" computer is or isn't: surely we all know that a "real" computer
is not some random PeeCee (or larger server wannabee, which is still
probably a Wintel PeeCee deep down inside) running some random
Micro$oft operating system.

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Received on Sun Feb 23 2003 - 10:08:00 GMT

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