Re: Reminder, blatant ad

On Tue, 31 Jan 2006 09:53:04 +0200, "x" <x@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>"dawn" <dawnwolthuis@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>news:1138652402.406877.187710@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

>> 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

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