I always say "Apple" "Linux" or "Windows" machine.
Walt On Sep 2, 2011 9:15 AM, "Dieselhead" <126die...@gmail.com> wrote: > Of course computers made by apple are personal computers. However > the MS/DOS (later wintel) crowd claimed "Personal computer" to mean a > MS/DOS machine upon the release of the IBM PC almost 30 years ago. > > Even Apple acquiesced to the terminology in their Mac vs PC ads a few > years ago. > > unfortunate, but that is the way it is. "PC" means "M$" or "M$ or > *nix" Mac means any PC running the Mac os. > > If you are running *nix on a mac platform, then you are left out of > the industry terminology, so you have to say "*nix running on a mac" > to describe yourself. > > Kind of like "is a tomato a fruit or a vegetable?" > >> > LWB250 wrote: >> >>> If you are going to go PC, >> >>Isn't an Apple a PC? Personal Computer? Some of the first ones >>were made by Apple. And Atari, and Commodore, etc. >> >>-- Philip >> >>_______________________________________ >>http://www.okiebenz.com >>For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com >>To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >> >>To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >>http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
