Date: Wed, 03 Apr 2002 19:06:52 -0800 From: Terry Lambert <tlambert2@mindspring.com> To: Mike Meyer <mwm-dated-1018315626.ca44c2@mired.org> Cc: Randall Hamilton <nitedog@silly.pikachu.org>, Anthony Atkielski <anthony@atkielski.com>, chat@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Anti-Unix Site Runs Unix Message-ID: <3CABC34C.C9473DE@mindspring.com> References: <20020402113404.A52321@lpt.ens.fr> <3CA9854E.A4D86CC4@mindspring.com> <20020402123254.H49279@lpt.ens.fr> <009301c1da83$9fa73170$0a00000a@atkielski.com> <15530.6987.977637.574551@guru.mired.org> <012601c1dadb$104d5100$0a00000a@atkielski.com> <15531.2846.277278.29276@guru.mired.org> <005e01c1db44$e10d2a40$0a00000a@atkielski.com> <15531.27851.19169.720598@guru.mired.org> <001301c1db55$7c883950$0301a8c0@NITEDOG> <009201c1db5e$41b1baa0$0a00000a@atkielski.com> <15531.33743.830853.456500@guru.mired.org> <000f01c1db68$0bbad580$0301a8c0@NITEDOG> <15531.37605.851236.651200@guru.mired.org> <004901c1db69$9a1cc3f0$0301a8c0@NITEDOG> <15531.38785.141595.336871@guru.mired.org> <007601c1db6c$9daac550$0301a8c0@NITEDOG> <15531.40067.230080.806545@guru.mired.org> <009b01c1db6f$fca61480$0301a8c0@NITEDOG> <15531.41974.162478.960468@guru.mired.org> <00a501c1db75$9cf9fcd0$0301a8c0@NITEDOG> <15531.44009.426543.851156@guru.mired.org>
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Mike Meyer wrote: > That's the second of my two definitions, from a different > perspective. A workstation *used* to be a high end machine. So PC > makers starting hanging that moniker on desktop machines to raise the > price, thus watering the term down to what you're using. However, the > believe that those are "low end machines" is false. Sure, some of them > may be. Then again, so are some home machines. On the other hand, if > the person who's using it is doing video conferencing over the network > as part of their job, they've got lots of CPU and a fat pipe - among > other things. On a related not, I have never seen a "multimedia" machine that could do oils or acrylics, generate smells or tacticle output, or read minds. Mostly it means "We put a CDROM, soundcard and graphics card into this hunk of junk". Somtimes, it's a "deluxe multimedia machine". I think this is code for "We included speakers, and you can plug them into the wall, instead of buying lots of batteries". One of the tricks marketroids play is to use words incorrectly in an intentional bid to confuse the user into believing they are getting something they want, as opposed to something that someone has too much of in a warehouse this month. -- Terry To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
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