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2003-10-30 11:12 AM
note to self, explaining computers

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examples for epxlaining how computer work.

raw materials : tools : storage {folder/subfolders/files}

all tools are made from raw materials, but one rarely treats a hammer as a notepad or a chalkboard.

need something to stand in as OS?

App/OS distinction is trickiest ("My/The Microsoft gave me an error"); data/application distinction is close second. Most confusion follows from there.

Inappropriate singulars: The Server, The Internet

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