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What's in a name?
Authored by: JackRepenning on Apr 28, '06 10:50:00AM
We used to say Windows PC or Intel PC for a Microsoft OS based PC

Well, that wasn't very clear of you, was it? You're forgetting Linux-based Intel PCs and FreeBSD-based Intel PCs and even Solaris Intel PCs!

We, over in my neighborhood, used to say "Wintel" for Windows-based Intel PCs, and "Lintel" for Linux-based Intel PCs, so these are, it would seem "Mintel PCs"!

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