Re: PC--What is it good for?

"Jasper Janssen" <jasper@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message 
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> On Sun, 9 Dec 2007 19:33:40 -0600, "Ken from Chicago"
> <kwicker1b_nospam@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>
>>Not so much a networking hub but more of a docking station, akin to what
>>notebooks have to connect full-size peripherals, monitors, keyboards, 
>>mice,
>>etc. to a notebook--but in this case a palmtop pc (PPC). Want better 
>>video?
>>Swap out a new video card and plug it into the slot. Want more storage?
>>Either swap out the current hd or daisy chain a new one in (the way
Amigas
>>did in the '80s). Want a bigger monitor? Swap out a bigger monitor. Etc.
>
> Exactly what we already have in the modern PC, except that it's not
quite
> as easy as legos. Most people who want to add more storage add an
external
> drive. USB tv tuners, flash memory, drives, and lots of other stuff work
> like that.
>
> The modularity of PCs is exactly what we're moving *away* from, now that
> everyone and their dog is buying a laptop instead.
>
> Jasper

Just the opposite. The keyword missing is "bluetooth". With wireless 
connections, it's even EASIER to be modular.

-- Ken from Chicago