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Old 01-11-2004, 03:03 AM   #18
mattg2k4
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The reason Windows computers are referred to as PC's is that is the current convention. Eventually, lexicographers adjust dictionaries to reflect convention, so some day PC may refer to a Windows computer by definition. Kind of like ATM machines. I know there are even more examples of conventions going against what something technically is, but at 1AM I can't think of any.
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