If i had to answer this question the way i understand it i will say : "Browsers, Mails" and sometimes Games.
This is how i understand typical home computer today. 2014-12-12 10:10 GMT+01:00 Lisi Reisz <lisi.re...@gmail.com>: > On Friday 12 December 2014 08:35:35 Richard Owlett wrote: > > Bret Busby wrote: > > > On 12/12/2014, Richard Owlett <rowl...@cloud85.net> wrote: > > >> Lisi Reisz wrote: > > >>> On Thursday 11 December 2014 14:48:41 Richard Owlett wrote: > > >>>> The OP correctly phrased the question as "How is typical home > > >>>> computer used today?" > > >>>> As I'm the OP, I should know. <GRIN> > > >>> > > >>> If we had trouble understanding it, then you did *NOT* correctly > phrase > > >>> the > > >>> question. > > >>> > > >>> And you have *STILL* not said what you mean by typical, which is > > >>> meaningless. > > >>> > > >>> Nor have you said what you mean by a home computer. > > >> > > >> typical - definition of typical by The Free Dictionary > > >> typ·i·cal (t p-k l) adj. 1. Exhibiting the qualities, traits, or > > >> characteristics that identify a kind, class, group, or category: > > >> a typical suburban community. > > >> thefreedictionary.com/typical > > >> > > >> Home dictionary definition | home defined > > >> The definition of home is something that relates to or happens > > >> inside the place where a person or family resides. > > >> yourdictionary.com/home > > > > > > Right. > > > > > > And I had seen at a person's residence, the PDP-11 computer that he > > > had obtained, and, kept there, and used for for playing with octal > > > programming. > > > > > > By your definition, a "home computer". > > > > So what's so bad about that? Back when PDP-11/45's were current > > production, I knew of one installed in a Washington D.C. area > > home. Ok, so the owner was a lawyer with a home office. Any > > reason that would not be classed as *EITHER* a home computer *OR* > > a personal computer? > > > > > He lived in a block of flats; "a typical suburban community", as you > have > > > cited. > > > > > > ... > > > > > > Why do you object so strongly, to simply asking the appropriate > question? > > > > Why do you demand that people ask only questions you wish to > > consider? > > *HE* *DOESN'T* > > *TRY* *READING* *THIS* > http://www.catb.org/esr/faqs/smart-questions.html > > And do please stop shouting all the time. > > Lisi > > http://www.catb.org/esr/faqs/smart-questions.html > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact > listmas...@lists.debian.org > Archive: https://lists.debian.org/201412120910.09430.lisi.re...@gmail.com > >
