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Posted by Spurious Response on 07/25/07 06:16
On Wed, 25 Jul 2007 03:14:41 GMT, AZ Nomad
<aznomad.2@PremoveOBthisOX.COM> wrote:
>On Tue, 24 Jul 2007 18:03:55 -0700, Spurious Response <SpuriousResponse@cleansignal.org> wrote:
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>>On Tue, 24 Jul 2007 08:22:09 -0500, Lloyd Parsons <lloydparsons@mac.com>
>>wrote:
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>>>Sorry, but a computer is a computer is a computer.
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>> Wrong. "Computer" refers to a human utilized device with a human
>>performing the instructions via an interface for the computer to follow.
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>No it doesn't. Why don't you try looking up the word in a dictionary,
>encyclopedia, or do a websearch next time you feel a need to make a complete
>fool of yourself?
Perhaps one day, you will understand what the term context means as
well.
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>A typical definition: "A device that computes, especially a programmable
>electronic machine that performs high-speed mathematical or logical
>operations or that assembles, stores, correlates, or otherwise processes
>information." http://www.answers.com/computer&r=67
Yeah yeah yeah... read the thread, twit. I already said that
dictionary definitions, and using them as a response were not valid.
That fact that you cannot see why further makes my view more pertinent.
>And the embedded processor inside every hidef player qualifies.
Absolutely not. It processes.
The CPU on a Computer "processes", however, what makes it a "computer"
is how we interact with it.
THAT is the difference between a computer and a micro-processor
controlled hardware device.
By your definition, even an analog op amp is a computer.
Take a step back and re-examine your position.
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