Re: 32/64 bit ... downloading install images
On Sat, Oct 04, 2014 at 04:22:21PM -0400, Doug wrote:
> On 10/04/2014 11:25 AM, John Hasler wrote:
> > Harry Putnam writes:
> >> So the unwary reader is led to believe that amd means an architecture
> >> different from `pc'.
> >
> > "pc" doesn't mean an architecture.
> >
> This is probably not much help to the person who provoked the question.
>
> "PC" normally means a computer having an Intel or AMD processor, and
> capable of running DOS, Windows, Linux, and some Unix's. It would be
> applied to a desktop or laptop computer, not a mainframe, which also
> might run those operating systems.
>
> As opposed to "MAC" which is a computer designed to run Apple Macintosh software.
A MAC is still a PC. PC is short for Personal Computer.
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