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Conceptual differences between Speccy and modern PC

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  • Digital PrawnDigital Prawn
    edited December 2005
    I'd contend that there's no 'conceptual' differences really.

    Both systems are just Turing machines, albeit with a finite tape length.

    It's just that the modern PC's 'tape' length is longer, and the 'tape head' moves a bit faster.

    Now of course if you want to talk about practical differences, design differences, or even aesthetic differences then that's another matter all together, but I find do those issues interesting too.

    [ This Message was edited by: Digital Prawn on 2005-12-03 01:16 ]
  • piterspiters
    edited December 2005
    On 2005-12-03 00:44, karingal wrote:
    I still can't understand why you want compare a PC to a Spectrum?

    Because both is a computer! :D
  • piterspiters
    edited December 2005
    On 2005-12-02 22:39, m?s?xi wrote:
    Spectrum had rubber keyboard, every pc i ever knew about just had dull "hard" keyboard. 5;o)
    ....

    Funny, but even newer cheap PC keyboards use same membrane as Speccy.
  • rich_chandlerrich_chandler
    edited December 2005
    On 2005-12-03 10:02, piters wrote:
    On 2005-12-03 00:44, karingal wrote:
    I still can't understand why you want compare a PC to a Spectrum?

    Because both is a computer! :D
    The similarity ends there...
    I wanna tell you a story 'bout a woman I know...
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