On 12/23/2015 6:37 PM, Louis Kowolowski wrote: > On Dec 22, 2015, at 11:03 PM, Richard Owlett <[email protected]> wrote: >> On 12/22/2015 11:57 PM, wes wrote: >>> I'll mail you my Samsung SGH-A107 if you want it. >>> >> Thanks for the reply. >> However <*GRIN*>, it has two down-checks: >> 1. ATT has worst "customer Service" (sic) known to mankind. >> 2. According to Section 11 of its _User Manual_ >> It is internet capable, therefore is computer not phone ;/ >> > Given that even USB cables typically have electronics in them, you will be > very hard pressed to get a phone that isn’t a computer, in fact, I would go > so far as to say “not possible”.
No, "semiotics" has not been part of my normal vocabulary. I discovered it when searching for "the RIGHT word".[1][2] The question is "When is a computer not a computer?" We need an analog of the Turing Test. <GRIN> In an era shortly past cell phones requiring shoulder straps would my desired device be recognized the general populace as a telephone or some prop from "Star Trek"? This does remind me of a situation when mother was about my current age. She stated categorically that she would NEVER have anything to do with computers. Took much glee informing her as to just how many computers were in her new car. Don't recall if she threw her sewing at me ;/ What goes around, comes around. [1]http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/semantics [2]http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/semiotic _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list [email protected] http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
