| From: | Neil Bothwick |
| Date: | 26 Apr 2001 at 09:15:01 |
| Subject: | Re: Have I got a PC |
Don Cox said,
> On 25-Apr-01, G.A.Griggs wrote:
>> What if I said I've got a Home Computer not a Personal Computer, Since
>> Personal Computers are commanly undertood to mean machines based on
>> IBM Bussiness Computer originally using IIRC 8086 cpu's.
> Apples, BBCs, Spectrums, Ataris, Amigas are all Personal Computers.
> Wintel don't own the term any more than they own windows or BASIC.
But it has come to be accepted as a shortened version of "IBM PC
compatible". The term PC is now ambiguous, so choose the meaning that
suits your needs, tell them you don't have a PC.
> Don't say you have a Home Computer - that is exactly where these people
> would expect viruses.
A home computer is also assumed to be an IBM compatible, one at home.
Cheers
Neil
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