re: #85 sattv4u2

one of those silly little tablets.

Thing is, “one of those silly little tablets” isn’t meant to do all the things you mentioned

it would be like saying you would never use a toaster or microwave oven because your house already had an regular oven in it

Yes, except that whole idea of the tablets is that you can carry them with you where ever you go and if I’m going to do that I’d rather be able to fire up Lemmings or Allegro Common Lisp if I find the new bestseller boring ;)

My 75 year old father has an Ipad. It’s perfect for him. My SIL has a Nook & it’s good for her. I’ll pack the biggest fastest most modern real computer I can afford, thankyewverymuch…