26 Apr
2002
26 Apr
'02
6:42 p.m.
It's the way in which the packaging effects the convenience of a given use.
The "toy" makes it easy to use as a game machine, in most cases, while the
"computer" makes it more convenient to compute. Never mind the fact that,
viewed from the inside, there's not a nickel's worth of difference.
Dick
----- Original Message -----
From: "Cameron Kaiser" <spectre(a)stockholm.ptloma.edu>
To: <classiccmp(a)classiccmp.org>
Sent: Friday, April 26, 2002 9:17 AM
Subject: Re: Micro$oft Biz'droid Lusers (was: OT email response format)
microelectronics
http://www.armory.com/~spectre/ --
> You
clearly believe that 'toy' and 'computer' are mutually exclusive. I
> do not.
> That was very much a valid distinction in 1980, but because applied to the
toy market are as valid and "real" an application asn any
other, it's no longer the case.
So why do *you* bother drawing a distinction between the two if toys are a
valid use? A computer is a computer, no matter what it's used for, right?
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