8 Feb
1999
8 Feb
'99
4:23 a.m.
> I'm thinking of putting together an FAQ-like
document intended to combat
> the stupid ideas people have about computers. So, does anyone have any ideas
> [...]
Hard disk space and RAM are two different things (the
famous 'I don't
have enough memory but I installed a 1Gb hard disk yesterday)
Oh, and don't forget:
There is NO 640 K barrier in DOS.
DOS can handle well up to 1024 K of RAM.
(And the maximum addressable real mode Mem on 286+ PCs
is rather 1087K than 1024, but thats a different story)
A 3.5" floppy disk is not a 'hard disk'
And it's not 3.5" but rather a 90mm disk (case).
(And it's not quadratic)
Executing an existing program, or installing a
pre-written software
package are not 'programming'
And "Machine Language" is not Assembler (Language).
Programming a microprocessor is not (in general)
microprogramming
And the FD was invented to store a Micro Porgramm, and not for
Micro computers :))
Gruss
H.
--
Ich denke, also bin ich, also gut
HRK