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echo: osdebate
to: Rich
from: Adam
date: 2007-05-19 10:35:48
subject: Re: Your next PC is... a phone

From: Adam <""4thwormcastfromthemolehill\"{at}the field.near
the bridge">

Rich wrote:
>    If CPU was the only factor than my cell phone is more powerful that some
IBM mainframes.

Who mentioned mainframes? We are talking about "Personal Computers".

>  I don't think you want to claim that because of the CPU that a phone is a
replacement for a mainframe.

Never even raised the word mainframe in anyway.

> There is a lot more to a PC or most computers than just the CPU.

Oh indeed. But luckily phones also have storage, ram etc.

Is your smart-phone a computer yes or no?

Is your smart-phone personal yes or no?

If yes to the above then it's merely a matter of time as the old style PC
slips into server-mode (inc as a "home/media server").


Adam

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