Most misleading acronym ever
“PC”.
How many times did you see “PC” when someone actually meant “Windows”? Several times I’ve seen this and can’t stop getting upset by it. Is my x86 running Linux not a PC, then? OF COURSE IT IS! Isn’t a Macintosh a PC? SURPRISE, IT IS!
PC stands for “personal computer”. My Laptop is a personal computer, no matter which operating system it runs or what architecture it runs. PC is a concept, not an architecture. PC is in the same level of MID (Mobile Internet Devices, a.k.a. what the N800 is).
And it really pisses me off when “news for nerds” uses it on a headline.
> Is my x86 running Linux not a PC, then?
No, it’s not. It’s a workstation. Fairly better, I’d say.
plan9ner
16 Jun 07 at 02:58