"Real Computers" (was Re: Trivia Question)

From: Fred Cisin <cisin_at_xenosoft.com>
Date: Sun Feb 23 13:17:01 2003

On Sun, 23 Feb 2003, R. D. Davis wrote:
> 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.

But the Wintel adherent prob'ly thinks that his PC is more REAL than some
valve (tube) based mainframe.
Received on Sun Feb 23 2003 - 13:17:01 GMT