Newbie. I worked for the first Commodore PET reseller east of the Rockies. Sold (and built, for some of them), IMSAI, North Star, Cromemco, Apple, PET, Osbourne, Xerox, IBM PC, Compaq and others.

Yes, "PC" was used for things other than the IBM PC.

Yes, your shit memory is BS.

As proof of my claim, I present the "NEC PC-8001," which preceded the IBM PC by 2 years. "PC" does not refer exclusively to IBM PCs, although after they were introduced they were often called just "PCs." Then there were "PC clones," and "PC compatibles," and "PC" most often referred to that architecture, because most of the PCs were that type. But not exclusively, and such usage was clear from context. The Amiga can properly be referred to as a PC.

"PC comes from "IBM PC"."

No, it doesn't. It was in use before there was an IBM PC, along with "personal computer" and "microcomputer." History proves you wrong.

Of course it is. "PC" and "personal computer" were in use well before the IBM PC came along.

Even Commodore called it a personal computer.

Why sell ads, when you can sell the ability to let ads be seen?

Attacking his every statement with an ad hominem only hurts your argument.

Well, there's the fact of evolution, which is that it does occur. We've observed it.

But, there's also the theory of evolution, which tries to determine the evolutionary path taken to get to present lifeforms.

So, there is a large part of "evolution" which shouldn't be presented as fact, or you end up with another Piltdown Man.

The government in 1984 seemed pretty competent at what they did. I think reality is more like Brazil.

" a volt is joules per coulomb"

Play your games with units all you want, but once you understand them you'll know that one cannot determine the energy contained in any random battery from only its voltage.

Why not Kim Dotcodotnz?

"should be available to everyone for as cheaply as possible."

They don't have libraries in your town?

"Because as a collective whole, tax payers can afford to pay for college for everyone."

You say that as if it's true. It isn't. The federal government is already running a budget deficit without taking on any additional burdens. You have a strange definition of "afford."

Voltage is a unit of potential, not energy. A 1.5 V AA alkaline cell might have the same energy capacity (watt-hours = 3600 Joules) as a 1.2 V AA NiMH one. A 1.5 V AA cell has less energy than a 1.5 V D cell.

Batteries are commonly rated with a "capacity," (often in milliAmp-hours, mAh) which is neither voltage nor energy, but a measure which assumes a constant current draw, with varying power delivery. That doesn't apply in this situation, since the draw on the battery would increase as the voltage drops.

So, if you own company "joesguitarstore.com" and want to use your work email, you're screwed? Sounds like a company to not do business with, because they're obviously customer hostile.

Please document the statistics on the number of people with Ph.Bs who would not be self supporting without one.

"why not just make it free and stop squeezing students?"

TANSTAAFL. Why start squeezing the taxpayers?