Re: Apple, Jobs, and the irony of it

[Greg Buchner <apple22@mn.rr.com>]

In article <pan.2003.08.19.14.55.26.571029@yahoo.com>,
 Sheldon Simms <sheldonsimms@yahoo.com> wrote:

> On Tue, 19 Aug 2003 11:54:20 +0100, Richard Kilpatrick wrote:
> > Apple are the first Personal Computer manufacturer to offer a 64-bit 
> > personal computer, i.e., not workstation.
> 
> On Tue, 19 Aug 2003 13:31:28 +0000, Greg Buchner wrote:
> > They see AMD 64-bit machines offered as servers and workstations with a 
> > processor designed for servers and workstations.
> 
> Perhaps you two would care to elaborate the differences between a
> "personal computer" and a "workstation" because, frankly, I can't
> think of any.

Wordnet:
workstation
     n : a desktop digital computer that is conventionally considered
         to be more powerful than a microcomputer

The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (09 FEB 02)
workstation
   <computer> A general-purpose computer designed to be used by
   one person at a time and which offers higher performance than
   normally found in a {personal computer}, especially with
   respect to graphics, processing power and the ability to carry
   out several tasks at the same time.
   (1995-05-04)

The new PowerMacs could be classified as workstations, but they're being 
sold as personal computers.  The Opteron based computers could be 
classified as personal computers, but they're being sold as 
workstations/servers.  That's enough of a distinction for me.

Greg B.

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