Whatchamicallthem?

On Sun, 11 Jan 1998, Francois Auradon wrote: For computers like the C-64, the TI-99/4a, Atari 800, etc. I call the CPU a "console". Basically, anything with an integrated CPU, keyboard and video output I call a console. I don't tend to think of things like the Apple ][ as "consoles" because they didn't use a TV as their monitor by default, which the above systems generally did (there goes my Apple ][ bias again). But really, the Apple ][ fits my description of "console". The all-in-one dealies like the TRS-80 Model II/III and their ilk would be "computers" because they have all the basic adjuncts to define an entire computer in the most generic sense of the word (CPU, keyboard, display, storage). Piece-part systems like the IBM, I'd call "systems" because you have a system consisting of a CPU and peripherals, such as the keyboard, monitor, disk drives, perhaps a mouse... Also, things like a PDP or DG Nova would be "systems", but I think people prefer to refer to them as "mini's". Sam Alternate e-mail: dastar(a)siconic.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Computer Historian, Programmer, Musician, Philosopher, Athlete, Writer, Jackass Coming Soon...Vintage Computer Festival 2.0 See http://www.siconic.com/vcf for details!