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Article #19623Re: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
From: Timo Salmi
Date: Sun, 24 Jan 1993 07:10
Date: Sun, 24 Jan 1993 07:10
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In article <1993Jan23.230607.28570@nmsu.edu> bgrubb@dante.nmsu.edu (GRUBB) writes: >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'. This is a very difficult practical problem because of the history of the parlance. On the sofware side one solution has been to use the word msdos instead of ibm.pc, but how can we do the same on the hardware side so that it is nether too narrow or too broad, because both will invite problems. .................................................................. Prof. Timo Salmi Co-moderator of comp.archives.msdos.announce Moderating at garbo.uwasa.fi anonymous FTP archives 128.214.87.1 Faculty of Accounting & Industrial Management; University of Vaasa Internet: ts@uwasa.fi Bitnet: salmi@finfun ; SF-65101, Finland
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware,comp.sys.ibm.pc.soundcard,news.groups Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!mcsun!news.funet.fi!uwasa.fi!ts From: ts@uwasa.fi (Timo Salmi) Subject: Re: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware Message-ID: <1993Jan24.071035.17735@uwasa.fi> Followup-To: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware,news.groups Organization: University of Vaasa, Finland References: <1993Jan23.230607.28570@nmsu.edu> Date: Sun, 24 Jan 1993 07:10:35 GMT Lines: 21