18 May 07
What do you call a computer that is not a Mac?
Usually computers will be Macs or PCs, but Macs are PCs, so how do you differentiate?
Complete the following sentence for 1000 points:
"That laptop that you have stolen in the middle of the night, is it a Macintosh or a .......?"
The easiest way to find out would be to ask what format the operating system's hard-drive is (NTFS or FAT), but they could trick you with DOS!
HELP PLEASE. I NEED TO KNOW ASAP.
18 May 07
Originally posted by PalynkaSo you would call a laptop a PC? It doesn't feel right.
PC? Other PCs?
Either way, the message will go through clearly, I believe. And that is the point of communication, no matter what some fundies say.
If someone is going on and on and on about how awesome their new PC is, and then you find out that it's just a Mac, are you allowed to do a jig on their face?
18 May 07
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Originally posted by hopscotchDifferentiate it by brand name; Dell, IBM, Compaq, etc.
What do you call a computer that is not a Mac?
Usually computers will be Macs or PCs, but Macs are PCs, so how do you differentiate?
Complete the following sentence for 1000 points:
"That laptop that you have stolen in the middle of the night, is it a Macintosh or a .......?"
The easiest way to find out would be to ask what format the op ive is (NTFS or FAT), but they could trick you with DOS!
HELP PLEASE. I NEED TO KNOW ASAP.
EDIT: Or you could even just say "Windows PC". Although there are other OS choices, it's the most common so everyone will know what you mean.
18 May 07
Originally posted by hopscotchWhy doesn't it feel right? English is not my native language, I may be missing out on something here...
So you would call a laptop a PC? It doesn't feel right.
If someone is going on and on and on about how awesome their new PC is, and then you find out that it's just a Mac, are you allowed to do a jig on their face?
Of course you're allow a jig on their face, he bought a Mac! šµ
Seriously, though, if you say Mac and/or PC, the meaning is clear for everyone, isn't it?
18 May 07
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Originally posted by PalynkaI don't mean to split hairs...
Why doesn't it feel right? English is not my native language, I may be missing out on something here...
Of course you're allow a jig on their face, he bought a Mac! šµ
Seriously, though, if you say Mac and/or PC, the meaning is clear for everyone, isn't it?
But I'm going to!
If you say "Mac or PC?", then that would imply that Macs are not PCs.
18 May 07
Originally posted by hopscotchMy point is that splitting hairs is irrelevant and you'll trade-off brevity and economy of words for an extra precision that is unwarranted.
I don't mean to split hairs...
But I'm going to!
If you say "Mac or PC?", then that would imply that Mac's are not PC's.
So unless you want to sound like a nerd that has nothing better to do than hint that he knows that Macs are also PCs, all while this is perfectly irrelevant for the discussion at hand, you'd simply say Macs or PCs.
18 May 07
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Originally posted by Daemon SinMy mate's got a 386, an Atari, a Commodore and a Sega, and still uses them... he says all of them are PCs.
Differentiate it by brand name; Dell, IBM, Compaq, etc.
Wiki agrees.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Personal_computer
Edit, because I forgot to add my own thoughts.
Most people say PC or Mac, so "PC" is how they say "non-Mac".
18 May 07
Originally posted by Daemon SinMy PC has an Intel processor, EVGA motherboard, Nvidia graphics card, OCZ ram, Sony dvd writer, a Seagate harddrive and a Western Digital harddrive and a Gigabyte chassis.
So? That's just the processor. The computer I'm working on has got an Intel processor but it's still a Compaq and it'd still be one if it had an AMD chip inside instead.
What would you call it? I built it myself. Compaq suxx, dude.
18 May 07
Originally posted by PalynkaAre you sure English is not your native language?
My point is that splitting hairs is irrelevant and you'll trade-off brevity and economy of words for an extra precision that is unwarranted.
So unless you want to sound like a nerd that has nothing better to do than hint that he knows that Macs are also PCs, all while this is perfectly irrelevant for the discussion at hand, you'd simply say Macs or PCs.
Back to splitting hairs... surely this will be the subject for serious debate for centuries to come. What do we call not_Macs to differentiate them from Macs?
18 May 07
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Originally posted by Daemon SinThis is the best answer, since Mac owners are referring to their PC's by the brand name, then the equivalent would be a brand name.
Differentiate it by brand name; Dell, IBM, Compaq, etc.
EDIT: Or you could even just say "Windows PC". Although there are other OS choices, it's the most common so everyone will know what you mean.
If you've built your own you'll need to invent a brand name (I suggest Generico &tradeš or refer to it as a "bespoke" PC.