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Topic: Personal Computer

Vital Stats

The Brain has inferred the following facts from reading text collected on the topic:

Favorite website(s):

Slashdot

Most admires:

Bill Gates, Steve Jobs

Favorite possession(s):

Apple Computer, Windows computer, Linux box

Currently has on their coffee table:

Mac Today, PC World

Favorite book(s):

"Maximum Internet Security: A Hackers Guide" by Net Sams

Interest(s):

Computers

Favorite computer game(s):

Hacking, Solitaire, PacMan

Favorite online activity(s):

Chatting on ICQ, Finding warez, Downloading MP3's

Membership(s):

Free Software Foundation

Favorite quote(s):

"Grove giveth and Gates taketh away." - Bob Metcalfe (inventor of Ethernet) on the trend of hardware speedups not being able to keep up with software demands
"There is no reason anyone would want a computer in their home." - Ken Olson, president, chairman and founder of Digital Equipment Corp., 1977

Expert Talk

The Brain has selected interesting relevant sentences from the web. It automatically assigned them to some of our fictitious experts based on their personalities.

Brian Mengel,
Civil Servant

Registering Personal Computers Library Access Policies Access and borrowing privileges are accorded to anyone who shows upon request a valid Princeton University campus identification card with photograph.
Personal computers are permitted in the Reading Room, but use of cameras and video equipment are prohibited without prior arrangement with (or the permission of) the Director of Library Services or the Director of Archives.

Steve Riggins,
Software Deveoper

Personal computers will be a valuable experimental tool in this course and students will be asked to learn to program in either BASIC, PASCAL or FORTRAN.
Existing personal computers in the reference area and on the second floor will be unchanged in functionality and access method.
Personal details are sent to Saveonmakeup's computers using 128 bit encryption.

Dave Simons,
Internet Entrepeneur

Personal computers enable employers, Murray Insurance claim administrators and medical providers to communicate directly.
Personal and network computers can be protected by constructing a Firewall.

Arthur Dawkins,
Astro-physicist

Computers are used by students for exploration and research and to enhance personal and classroom projects.

Sasha Prevette,
Kindergarten student

Personal computers that are just a few years old are running software that is, at its core, ten to thirty years old.

Dan Toomey,
Computer Salesman

All personal computers have at least a 6 GB hard drive and 128 MB of memory.
Personal Computers: There are SUN and Linux workstations available for data processing, as well as Windows PCs running common application packages.
Personal computers and most electronic products operating at frequencies greater than 9 khz are required to be tested by the FCC.

User Talk

Comments from our users:

From: kryptonite1963@yahoo.com 2005-07-06 22:19:13	2 questions...My pc was keylogged how do i know if the keylogger is totally gone? #2 The page can not be displayed pops up intermittently but im only in yahoo messenger n having no problem recieving im's could someone be trying to connectto my pc on a different pc.
From: Golda 2005-08-22 23:22:10	I bought a new sony and only had it maybe a month or so and I more or less have been stumblig through it to see how everything works or a least get some idea, things were going pertty smoth untill today when I decided to download a screen savor. During that time I had to eave the computer for awhile and it turned itself off like it always will if a person is gone to long, however when I tryed to get back on--the sceen is black and I can't get anything at all to come up on my screen. I called 'adelphia' who is my IPS and the cheked everything there and found all was well with that connection. There is a pop-up that showes every once in awhile tha said ( no input signal) HD-15? So tell me Brain what dose all that mean?
From: Golda 2005-08-22 23:28:25	I bought a new sony and only had it maybe a month or so and I more or less have been stumblig through it to see how everything works or a least get some idea, things were going pertty smooth untill today when I decided to download a screen savor. During that time I had to eave the computer for awhile and it turned itself off like it always will if a person is gone to long, however when I tryed to get back on--the sceen is black and I can't get anything at all to come up on my screen. I called 'adelphia' who is my IPS and the cheked everything there and found all was well with that connection. There is a pop-up that showes every once in awhile stateing that there is ( no input signal) HD-15? So tell me Brain what dose all that mean? By the way in order to reach me now you'll have to use the following e-mail address (goldafleck_1@msn.com) Thank you for any help you can give to help solve this problem. Golda

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