You are correct in both cases. In this instance, I was talking about all
Apple PCs...not just the Apple II. I don't mean to confuse the issue. I'm
simply saying that it is incorrect to say that the term "PC" only applies to
IBM/Intel-compatibles.
Hugh
-----Original Message-----
From: Pedro Quaresma [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Thursday, July 05, 2001 11:20 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: RE: [SWCollect] trademark for collectors
Hugh Falk wrote:
>Well, you can call it whatever you like. The IBM-compatible PC is a "PC,"
>but so is Apple and the others. So it isn't correct to only call that
brand
>a PC. If you chose to be incorrect, that's your choice.
>For example, you could incorrectly say something like this, "I was talking
>about PCs, not Apples."
Excuse me, but then you can't talk about Apples either. Apple is a fruit :)
So you'll have to say an Apple Macintosh for it to be correct too
> But anybody who knows what a PC is, might think
>that you don't. Again your choice. Just like (God forbid) if I had
cancer
>of the rectum, I wouldn't want the doctor to tell me I had colon cancer
just
>because it was a shorter or more common term (since that would be
>incorrect). I prefer to discuss both my rectum and my PCs correctly :-))).
I'm sure that if you start discussing your rectum, most people won't care
if you're doing it correctly or not! ;) ;) ;)
>Hugh
Pedro R. Quaresma
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