PCs or Personal computers?

[evulish]

I'm confused. Isn't PC just an acronym for personal computer? I'd say any computer that's sitting on a desk in a house is a personal computer. (Not including a server or something) Err...are you talking about a PC or a PCS? I'm, yet again, still confused. I've heard PCS range from a fax machine, to a computer, to a cellphone. A PC is just a computer.

[MissInformation]

Originally Posted by evulish

I'm confused. Isn't PC just an acronym for personal computer? I'd say any computer that's sitting on a desk in a house is a personal computer. (Not including a server or something) Err...are you talking about a PC or a PCS? I'm, yet again, still confused. I've heard PCS range from a fax machine, to a computer, to a cellphone. A PC is just a computer.

I was confused too, so I went to my source, my computer Guru and here's what he had to say:

"PC stands for Personal Computer, but if you decide to narrow the definition of "PC" to be an IBM-PC compatible desktop computer, then you might consider MACs or laptops to be "personal computers", but not "PC's", or maybe you could consider a palm computer to be a "personal computer", but not a "PC". It all depends on what you define PC to mean.

So basically, it depends on if "PC" is being used to mean the generic "personal computer" or the the more specific "IBM-PC compatible [desktop] computer", or you could be even more strict and say "PC" is only the original IBM-PC series."

If my computer Guru says it, than it must be true (part of our contract, he'll give me advice but I cannot question it). And just because I have a suspicion that most of those "all are" type questions are usually trick questions (there's logic for you), I'll stick with not true as my answer.

Heidi

<=========>
and here I thought PC meant politically correct...

[Trashed20]

Originally Posted by MissInformation

and here I thought PC meant politically correct...

seriously, this made me laugh for a couple of minutes. So true.