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>I have a question. On our campus we have PCs, Macs and various
>sorts of workstations. What term can I use to refer to all of
>them without making anyone think that I've left them out?
Judith,
Whenever I describe the product that my employer manufacturers,
which runs of DOS PCs as well as workstations that run UNIX and
some of its many variations, I use the term "desktop computer."
To my thinking, this term includes any computer that is small
enough to reside on a desktop (Macs, PCs, workstations, etc.).
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