On 06/02/06 23:22 -0800, Abhishek Daga wrote: > > > > Computer are not specific purpose > > > > devices like toasters or microwaves (Who am I kidding? Even these > > > > have become increasingly complicated and ship with manuals. > > > > Anyways I digress). A computer is not an appliance which when > > > > switched on does the work you want. > > > > > > it should be - otherwise it is worthless > > > > > A computer is a general purpose device. An appliance is a special > > purpose device. Please be very, very careful about what you are asking > > for, because the device for the general user != device for the advanced > > user > > != device for the programmer. > > > Actually we need to broaden the definition of a computer here. > Here goes my latest example. > Those are appliances. You can't run OOo on the vonage phone. You can't do general purpose computing stuff (aka run random applications) on that phone.
Devdas Bhagat -- http://mm.glug-bom.org/mailman/listinfo/linuxers
