On 07/02/06 02:19 -0800, Abhishek Daga wrote:
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.
probably I dont care to need to. Thats the whole point.
Another good example would be the highly modified keyboards/terminals at POS terminals. A computer without any ambiguity, but you probably wouldnt be able to use it at home for OO or other things.
I am not arguing about the definition of computer vs. appliance. In this case, a computer is a general purpose device, an appliance is not.
Remind me again, what are we arguing about?
The requirement that a general purpose operating system on general purpose hardware behave like a black box appliance.
Devdas Bhagat