22 Feb
2003
22 Feb
'03
9:02 a.m.
I wrote:
> Even if it's the dual Athlon XP 1900 running
Red Hat 8 which I use for
> most of my software development. There's no question that it has
> orders of magnitude more computing power, memory, and disk, but that's
> not part of my criteria for "real computer":
Patrick Finnegan wrote:
OK, I've got a few problems with this.
Personally, I think you're
confusing the terms 'vintage' or 'classic' and 'real' mostly.
For
reference, I'll use three computers. One very new - an IBM p690
"Regatta" system, a 'just classic' machine ~10-11 y.o.- an IBM RS/6000
model 520, and a fairly classic machine - an IBM System/36. I've used
both the p690 and the 520, and sort-of-used a System/36.
I'm not sure why you "have a few problems with this". All three of those
machines meet three out of four of my criteria for being considered "real
computers", whereas PCs meet none of them.