Re: Unidentified subject!

["Robert G. Brown" <bob@xxxxxxx>]

damaged something-or-other wrote:
>>But seriously, anyone buying a system past a certain "power point" would
>>be better served by getting a real OS and investing the time and effort in
>>learning how to use it effectively.
Wait... deja vu.. didn't I answer this already??

Adam Wrote:
>I think toy/tool is better defined by the purpose for which it is used.  A
>Jet Ski is called a toy, even though it costs more than the before
>mentioned computer, because it serves no "useful" purpose.  My father's
>Packard Bell 286 running GeoWorks is a tool becuase he uses it to write
>business letters.
And the same Jet Ski, tricked out with a couple of lifejackets, first aid kit,
rope, float, siren, gumball machine  and lifeguard is a RESCUE vehicle, hardly
a toy.

The world is full of dual-use items. I was hoping the term toy would be taken
onlt as a pegorative. OOPS!

>....I still doubt the average Win95 user will EVER compile a
>>program,...
>Just to be argumentative average users compile programs all the time if they
>surf the web much,  it called JAVA.  Most new virtual machines contain
>Just-In-Time compilers these days.  Sorry,  couldn't resist.
Cheapo shot, Mr. Williams! We can deal with troublemakers like you merely by
inserting the term "knowingly and willfully" between "users" and "compile"
Sheesh!

I know, if the Win95 user is sitting there, reading a book about Java then ...

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