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From: GRUBB
Date: Sat, 23 Jan 1993 23:06

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wlsmith@valve.heart.rri.uwo.ca (Wayne Smith) writes:
>Why .ibm.pc.* ???
>Is there .apple.pc or .mac.pc right now ???
These groups hierachies started long BEFORE 'PC' started to include non-IBM
machines like the Mac, Lisa, Apple IIGS, etc, but I get your point.
The problem is that 'PC' by itself has STOPPED being a synimum(sp) for IBM.
How many products are labeled 'PC compatable' as opposed to 'IBM compatable'.
Very few.  PC means a personal computer; computer designed to be used
by one person (Dictionary of Computer Terms 3rd edition) it does NOT mean
IBM compatable.
I am worried that JUST pc will result in a small influx of Amiga and AppleII
people since those machinces are ALSO called 'PCs' and a latter influx of
the PowerPC crowd.
I personly believe that a group should clearly and
consisely state what it is about {epesially if the FAQ on the groups is
somewhat irregular in posting.}  May be .pc.clone. would be better then
.ibm.pc.  though JUST .pc. is NOT a good idea.

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