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MRCUR

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Columbia, PA		reply to SimbaTLK1
Re: Please buy Apple computers

I used to correct people with that too, but at this point I think it's accepted that PCs refer to Windows based boxes. At this point I just refer to a personal computer as a computer or box.
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CalMark

join:2002-12-11
Fishers, IN
said by MRCUR See Profile :

I used to correct people with that too, but at this point I think it's accepted that PCs refer to Windows based boxes. At this point I just refer to a personal computer as a computer or box.
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I remember a time when a person that owned a "personal" computer was either a home brew nerd or very rich. I had to wait until I got a job selling them before I could afford one.
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