When does something qualify as a computer?

A computer is not only the things that we consider a computer. A computer is a machine, not nessessarily electricity powered, that manipulates, or rather computes data fed into it according to instructions. Taken from wiki.
I agree with this definiton. As long as a mechanism can take inputed data, process it and give results somehow according to some instruction, then it must be a computer, or a computing device. Another example of a simple analog computer would be a slide rule. This mechanism here, the one in the link is an example of a analog computer.

are you seriously asking this question.

answer: when it is smarter than you.

but can it run crysis?Xeros606

[QUOTE="Xeros606"]but can it run crysis?T_P_O

[QUOTE="T_P_O"][QUOTE="Xeros606"]but can it run crysis?BladeOfHeaven

[QUOTE="BladeOfHeaven"][QUOTE="T_P_O"] Trick question, can anything run crysis? If you say your PC, you lie and should gtfofreshgman

but can it run crysis?Xeros606

That my friend is the question.

[QUOTE="freshgman"][QUOTE="BladeOfHeaven"] actually I was just playing it :|BladeOfHeaven

A lot of computers can run crysis... Now not on 2650x1600 16xAA with 30+ fps....Elemayo

[QUOTE="Elemayo"]A lot of computers can run crysis... Now not on 2650x1600 16xAA with 30+ fps....Jekken6

[QUOTE="Jekken6"][QUOTE="Elemayo"]A lot of computers can run crysis... Now not on 2650x1600 16xAA with 30+ fps....carrot-cake

I'm talking about the average working person

[QUOTE="Jekken6"][QUOTE="Elemayo"]A lot of computers can run crysis... Now not on 2650x1600 16xAA with 30+ fps....carrot-cake

Then you can buy a supercomputer that will be able to run any game made in the next 20 years on max settings at 26,500,000x16,000,000 resolution.

[QUOTE="carrot-cake"][QUOTE="Jekken6"] You can get a computer that can, but not if you want to eatgameguy6700

Then you can buy a supercomputer that will be able to run any game made in the next 20 years on max settings at 26,500,000x16,000,000 resolution.

A computer is not only the things that we consider a computer. A computer is a machine, not nessessarily electricity powered, that manipulates, or rather computes data fed into it according to instructions. Taken from wiki.
I agree with this definiton. As long as a mechanism can take inputed data, process it and give results somehow according to some instruction, then it must be a computer, or a computing device. Another example of a simple analog computer would be a slide rule. This mechanism here, the one in the link is an example of a analog computer.

carrot-cake

Yeah, I agree with that. Remember not all computers are PCs.

Anything with a microprocessor.Choga

[QUOTE="Choga"]Anything with a microprocessor.carrot-cake

Wrong.

No, I'm not wrong. Anything with a microprocessor is technically a computer. Not everything is a "Personal Computer" in the mainstream sense however.

[QUOTE="carrot-cake"][QUOTE="Choga"]Anything with a microprocessor.Choga

Wrong.

No, I'm not wrong. Anything with a microprocessor is technically a computer. Not everything is a "Personal Computer" in the mainstream sense however.