XPost: comp.sys.amiga.advocacy, alt.os.linux   
   From: bbolsoy@norway.nospam   
      
   Gary Beeton  wrote in   
   news:XlOfd.37159$nl.34357@pd7tw3no:   
   > Hawk wrote:   
   >> Bjørnar Bolsøy wrote:   
   >>   
   >>>  Why should your PC be any different than your TV, washing   
   >>>  machine or micro oven?   
   >>   
   >> Can you design a press ready catalog layout with your washing   
   >> machine?   
   >   
   >> Encode DVD compliant video with your microwave?  Send a fax   
   >> with your TV?   
   >   
   > Can you clean your laundry with your PC?   
   >   
   >> Comparing the "start up" time of a washing machine or microwave   
   >> oven to a pc is ridiculous.   
   >   
   > I think the point Bjørnar was making is that a computer is just   
   > another appliance (albeit a multi-function appliance) so why   
   > should we have any different expectations for a PC than any   
   > other appliance?   
   >   
   >> Of course a single purpose machine is going to start up faster.   
   >>  It's orders of magnitude more limited in it's use and   
   >> flexibility as well.   
   >   
   > As long as you're happy with that.  Personally, I'm with Bjørnar   
   > in that I'd rather have an instant-on computer.   
      
    We used to have that, so I see no reason why we shouldn't   
    have that today. Think about it, four out of five electrical   
    appliances that surround myself on a daily basis are instant-on   
    (for me that's two-three seconds from power-on).   
      
    Trouble is, programs have grown tremendously in complexity   
    and size. The mass storage devices used to store them have too,   
    but not their speed -- transfer rates and access times.   
      
      
    Regards...   
      
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