[ShouldiUseMac]

pc means personal computer....i always read articles about the reasons why we should switch from 'pc' to mac... isn't mac a pc? i am really confused about the status? if a mac is not a pc,what is it? mac is still a computer right?
sorry coz my question is quite silly!

[PeterG]

ShouldiUseMac,
... your not confused because you asked the question, debated the question then answered the question all by yourself.
Now, does "xerox that", mean copy on a HP copier?/forums/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif
Peter /forums/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/cool.gif

[MacSis]

PC means "personal computer" and for purposes of discussion, it most often means computers using the windows based operating systems.
It takes fewer letters to spell out or say "PC" than it does to use "computers using the windows operating system"
To confuse you further:
a Macintosh Computer is a personal computer or pc
a windows, linspire or linux based computer is a personal computer or a pc
and "PC" also means "Politically Correct"
and your quesiton isn't silly, in fact, it's "PC" (pretty cute) /forums/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif

[MacSis]

Peter, you're right.
When someone wants a "Kleenex" they are liable to get "Puffs", "Scotties" or even a generic store brand!

[Millenniumman]

It does mean personal computer, and that is what Macs are. But it's also used to distinguish Macs from other (mainly wintel) computers which are referred to as PCs when comparing them to macs.

[macnuke]

in computerese, PC means a Personal Computer.
it normal usage, the question is PC or Mac?
common terminology dictates a PC = computer using any variety of MS Windows.
thus implying that a Mac is not a "Personal Computer"
and it's not.
you cuss your PC all the time due to the blue screen, freezes, crashes, virus', spyware and such, just as you would cuss someone or something you didn't love.
as most of us love our Macs, they are truly "Personal Computers"
and our Macs are personalized by us so over time, each and every Mac is akin to it's user.
so go figure.. the most "personal" computer on the market is considered something else.
not a "PC"
according to Wiki...

code:
 Personal computer, a computer used and owned by a person

 IBM PC ("Personal Computer"), or IBM PC compatible (the latter is the

computer component of the computing platform that makes up the 

majority of today's desktop and laptop computers) 

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so in that, a Mac is not a PC.
guess the SunBlade on my desk at work running Solaris unix isn't one either. yet both the Mac and the SunBlade are superior to the "PC" and they are used and owned by a person..
then again, you never really own anything from MicroSoft. /forums/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif
confused still?
/forums/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif

[dougster]

-Hi,

In reply to:

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Mac is still a computer right?

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Yes, it has all the parts for a computer. But if you are hangin' out with computer savvy folks in a conversation: They'll know the difference when you say Mac & PC...two different worlds so to speak. They'll know a PC runs Windows, and Mac runs OS9/OSX. Walk into a computer store (any) the salespeople will know when you say PC, you really mean a Wintel machine, and Mac means Mac. Two different beasts. But if you say PC to a none savvy computer person they'll NOT know the difference.
Your question is not silly at all.
One day a 12 year old friend asked us if we had a Mac or PC. She knows the difference only because she used a Mac at school, and uses a PC (Dell) at home, and knew the lingo for both. /forums/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif

[AppleCoder]

this is one of my peeves...
They should be called Mac & Win, not PC. because I have 5 PC's and they are Mac's.
Anyone using the letter's PC to signify the difference between Mac and Windows based machines, are lazy.

[Millenniumman]

In reply to:

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Anyone using the letter's [sic] PC to signify the difference between Mac and Windows based machines, [sic] are [sic] lazy.

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This is one of my peeves
Posts should be checked over for spelling and grammar (Both using the built in OS X spell check function, and the one in your brain.) at least 7 times, and twice after you preview.
Anyone not doing this is lazy.
/forums/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif /forums/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/tongue.gif
Just kidding
And kudos to anyone who can find something grammatically incorrect about what I wrote.

[durandal343]

Excerpts from previous posts you have posted:
You should try calling apple.
I think Apple would have been better.
Is this supposed to be done from the computer you are accessing the other computer from ("Remote" seems like it could refer to both, depending on perspective).
No question mark.
Just hold down option when you open iPhoto and It will give you the option to change the library's location.
"It" should be "it" unless we are deifying whatever It is.
Try just leaving it open for a while.
Awhile is one word.
Tiger is generally the same price, $130, occasionally there will be a $30 rebate from a retailer.
Here we have these two sentences that have been made as one.
(Both using the built in OS X spell check function, and the one in your brain.)
I do not believe that you should capitalize when starting a parenthetical phrase.
I hope you realize that this is all in good fun. Your posts are well written and generally superior grammatically to many of the offerings in these forums.

[dayos_x]

This is far from being a silly question. In fact in asking this, you're delving into the history of microcomputers. (Wow, micro computers, fancy hearing that for the first time. Sounds huge, doesn't it?)
It's a good thing these days we have a wiki for most everything.
In short, PC is a registered trademark of IBM Corp. 10 years ago, it was still fashionable for people to call their desktop computers "IBMs". Never mind that by that time, the Taiwanese clones have all but replaced their US counterparts. And people had even been known to DIY their own PCs, calling them "IBMs".
Today, the word PC has seemingly been severed from its umbilical tie to IBM. So that now it stands as a generic, faceless entity, the way it was meant to be.