{"id":46545845,"user":"mirekrusin","time":1767903274,"time_ago":"a month ago","type":"comment","content":"

Isn't the only AI PC a Mac Studio?","comments":[{"id":46546043,"user":"fhd2","time":1767904280,"time_ago":"a month ago","type":"comment","content":"

According to ancient Apple ads, a "Mac" is not a "PC".","comments":[{"id":46546244,"user":"mghackerlady","time":1767905362,"time_ago":"a month ago","type":"comment","content":"

Macs fundamentally can't be personal computers since they're entirely controlled by apple. Any computer running nonfree software can't be a personal one","comments":[{"id":46546313,"user":"kube-system","time":1767905638,"time_ago":"a month ago","type":"comment","content":"

lol so the IBM PC isn't a PC?","comments":[{"id":46548017,"user":"wizzwizz4","time":1767914973,"time_ago":"a month ago","type":"comment","content":"

There are free BIOSes.","comments":[{"id":46548262,"user":"kube-system","time":1767916722,"time_ago":"a month ago","type":"comment","content":"

IBM didn't ship any on their PC","comments":[{"id":46548549,"user":"wizzwizz4","time":1767918606,"time_ago":"a month ago","type":"comment","content":"

So? You can replace the ROM chip (or flash it, if it's an EEPROM). The whole point of free software is that you don't have to limit yourself to what the manufacturer says you can do.","comments":[{"id":46548767,"user":"kube-system","time":1767920192,"time_ago":"a month ago","type":"comment","content":"

I was responding to:

> Any computer running nonfree software can't be a personal one","comments":[{"id":46561590,"user":"wizzwizz4","time":1768007199,"time_ago":"a month ago","type":"comment","content":"

Now that I understand it, this is an excellent point.","comments":[],"comments_count":0,"level":7,"url":"item?id=46561590"}],"comments_count":1,"level":6,"url":"item?id=46548767"}],"comments_count":2,"level":5,"url":"item?id=46548549"}],"comments_count":3,"level":4,"url":"item?id=46548262"}],"comments_count":4,"level":3,"url":"item?id=46548017"}],"comments_count":5,"level":2,"url":"item?id=46546313"}],"comments_count":6,"level":1,"url":"item?id=46546244"}],"comments_count":7,"level":0,"url":"item?id=46546043"}],"comments_count":8,"url":"item?id=46545845"}

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