Well, I seem to have stirred up a bit of a hornet's nest here :D
I accept and understand that all the device types under discussion here are computers. When I said a 'PC is a proper computer' I simply meant it is the most versatile and functional in that it does everything a computer should very well (except be mobile of course and the 'proper-computer' laptops do that anyway).
Clever as they may be, tablets etc are never going to be as universally useful as a full desktop PC - that's why when you go into any office or workspace you will find PCs sitting on the desks. Yes of course you might also find a tablet acting as a medium for porting some of the work elsewhere, but the PC is generally the main work machine.
The distinction between big smartphones and small tablets is shrinking - maybe one day somebody will produce a hybrid that really can do everything, but I doubt it. The 'phone' by its nature has to be small (to fit in a pocket), wheras the tablet has to be big enough to have a screen that anybody over the age of 30 can actually see :)

...and in case anybody wondered, I *do* consider laptops to be PCs (proper keyboard etc and the ability to do 'work' on them).

These classifications are just plain daft!
A PC is a proper computer that sits on (or under) your desk and traditionally has a mouse and keyboard for input, and a seperate, large screen. It does all the web stuff (email, farcebook, twatter etc) and is also a creative/business tool and workstation.
Tablets are NOT PCs, any more than posh phones are.
There is a strong case for having three broad classifications :- (1) PCs. (2) Tablets and similar (i.e. handheld and mobile devices with touchscreen interface) and (3) smartphones.

That's not a clock, that's my workspaces! The clock is in the TOP right corner.

Whale meat again,
Don't know where,
don't know when.
But I'll know whale meat again,
some sunnyyyyyyy day!

Oolite is a free open-source cross-platform space trading and combat game inspired by Elite. It is infinitely mod-able and is written in objective-C.
The OXPs (expansion packs) use javascript and open-step plists and graphics can be produced with Gimp etc.
There is also a big community behind it so there's plenty of support available.
The game is great fun, and it is easy to make expansions - your kids will be able to produce good results quickly.

No it's not!

Try Oolite. A free, cross-platform space game based on the classic Elite. Dead easy to get into and a great community behind it.

This is amazing. 1 billion year old mineral water and it's still fizzy!

Perhaps this explains why those who spend too much time playing computer games always seem a few bricks short of a wall.

Smivs looks across the pond and shakes his head in despair...

Stanislav Lem's the Cyberiad. Clever, funny and compelling.

even with their big eyes - The double post that is.

I don't fly, you insensitive clod!