21 Mar
1998
21 Mar
'98
2:28 a.m.
At 01:21 3/21/98 -0600, Doug wrote:
Has anybody ventured a definition of computer that
allows us to weed out
mere calculators? How about:
* must be programmable
* must be general purpose
* must have alphanumeric input capabilites
* must have alphanumeric display capabilites
You can even throw in "must have stored-program memory" and, bingo, an
HP9100 is a computer.
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