Re: Low-level vs. High-level programming (was My First Computer)

[wildstar <wildstar128@hotmail.com>]

"Randy McLaughlin" <randy@nospam.com> wrote in
news:CzPLa.50998$XE4.8469@fe05.atl2.webusenet.com: 

> "Exegete" <millers@noneofyourbusiness.com> wrote in message
> 3EFFC282.9000308@noneofyourbusiness.com">news:3EFFC282.9000308@noneofyourbusiness.com...
> <snip>
> A truck on a railroad car is the platform containing the wheels
> (including the wheels).  Of course being totally off subject I have
> seen railroad cars that share trucks.
 


Keep in mind that we are talking in the words of automotive not 
locomotives. Words are clearly using different meanings in different 
similar but different fields. In the field of automotives. A car is 
generally refers to a type of automobile. Truck simply refers to a 
different type of automobile. 

I think we need to not cross-reference locomotive with automotive terms 
here. Otherwise, we will be mixing topics and add confusion. Anyway, we 
are rather off-topic for comp.sys.cbm.

Just keep in mind there is no term call locomobile. Locomotives simply 
refer to both the field and the name that refers to trains, trolleys and 
all just as automobile referes to cars and trucks. Anyhow, a train and a 
trolley are both locomotives. I have at least a personal experience of 
being able to see both where I am at since they now have a riverfront 
trolley and a little passenger train that comes from Portland, Oregon on 
the weekend.