I'm not talking about home computers. I'm talking about Personal
Computers -- computers with self contained components and not part of a
mainframe system. I'm not specifically talking about computers used in the
home. They can be designed for use in school or in the office, etc.
Again, PC is an abbreviation for Personal Computer, which is a category of
computers -- it is not a particular brand or platform of computer. Just
because IBM had good marketing people and convinced the layman otherwise, it
doesn't mean we have to follow along.
Jim, to sum up the crux of your argument from other e-mails.... PC shouldn't
be used to describe the platform or the specific Model (IBM PC is shorter
than Apple II). My problem is with quotes you have made yourself at the
beginning of this thread:
"PC games are generally pretty rare because people didn't really use the PC
to play games until about 1985..."
I know what you mean (from context), but you can see how this statement
could be taken wrong. Am I saying you can't use "PC" to refer to IBM
PCs...no. You can do whatever you want. What I'm saying is that don't
assume PC means IBM PC. When I say PC, I mean personal computers.
I run a site about PC games.
Jim runs a site about IBM-compatible PC games.
Hugh
-----Original Message-----
From: Lee K. Seitz [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Friday, July 06, 2001 10:50 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [SWCollect] trademark for collectors
Hugh Falk boldly stated:
>
>Well, here is where the usage is important. Let's say I'm having a
>conversation about "video games." There are many types of video games:
>Arcade games, console games, PC games -- just to name the largest
>categories. So how would I talk specifically about games played on
Personal
>Computers? For example, "The first PC game was written in 1977." Here I'm
>not talking about arcade games, console games, mainframe computer games, or
>games specifically written for the IBM PC. How would you rather denote all
>personal computer games in one lump term?
I'd probably say, "the first game for home computers was written in
1977."
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