30 Apr
1998
30 Apr
'98
3:53 p.m.
Tony Duell wrote:
[Complete list of all computers]
Trouble is that there are so many cross-breeds that can't fit into any
analogue of biological evolution/taxonomy/creation. The platypus is a
_simple_ creature compared to some of the machines I've seen.
--
Ward Griffiths
They say that politics makes strange bedfellows.
Of course, the main reason they cuddle up is to screw somebody else.
Michael Flynn, _Rogue Star_
That would probably be Hans Pufal's list:
http://columbia.digiweb.com/~hansp/ccc/cclist.htm
Yes, that's the one.
It would be tough (but valuable) to provide a truly comprehensive list.
Agreed. Which is why I suggested that we all submit 'missing' machines to
the same list. Better to have one list that's almost complete than a
number of partial ones.
Heck, I'd like to see a good computer
taxonomy (you know, kingdom=digital,
phylum=silicon, class=portable, order=laptop, family=grid,
genus=1500-series, species=1535-EXP).
On the grounds that all laptops are portables, I think I'd rather see
something like
kingdom = {analogue, digital, quantum}
Phylum = {silicon, GaAs, Germanium (?), hollow-state, mechanical}
Class = {Mainframe, Mini, Workstation, Micro}
Order = {Rackmount, deskside, desktop, luggable, laptop, notebook, palmtop}
(I know of at least one luggable mini, and I think a Sparcbook could
reasonably be called a laptop workstation)