Re: Reminder, blatant ad
Date: Tue, 31 Jan 2006 09:06:47 -0800
Message-ID: <l36vt1h9cvq3n3rfi4i1ai8f0h2jlda09n_at_4ax.com>
On Tue, 31 Jan 2006 09:53:04 +0200, "x" <x_at_not-exists.org> wrote:
>"dawn" <dawnwolthuis_at_gmail.com> wrote in message
>news:1138652402.406877.187710_at_g47g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
>> No. It is used as a model, a metaphor. So, what are your precise
>> definitions for hardware and software -- the ones you gave earlier or
>> do you want to revise? --dawn
>
>Any computer can be divided in two disjoint parts: the hardware and the
>software.
>The software is the part that can be easily changed to modify the function
>of a computer.
"easily" does not begin to address the essence of the difference.
How many people do you know who can install a motherboard? Be sure to count all the people at the local computer/electronics stores.
How many people do you know who write an accounting app? To be fair, be sure to count all the people at the local computer/electronics stores. What do you mean you only found one?
By that, hardware is software, and software is hardware.
Sincerely,
Gene Wirchenko Received on Tue Jan 31 2006 - 18:06:47 CET