"Alex Heney" wrote in message
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> On Tue, 6 May 2008 11:04:30 +0100, "M.I.5¾"
> wrote:
>
>>
>>"Alex Heney" wrote in message
>>news:meru145s1c2c399g0hf5dfrq9rt1vfbvvb@4ax.com...
>>> On Fri, 02 May 2008 16:36:03 +0100, Sunny Side Up
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>>Mikey wrote:
>>>>> Just wondered if bailiffs can take someone's personal computer, which
>>>>> may
>>>>> hold banking details, private information.
>>>>>
>>>>> If they can, who would be responsible if fraud was carried out as a
>>>>> result.
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks
>>>>>
>>>>> Mk
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>No, It would almost certainly come under tools of trade.
>>>>
>>>
>>> Absolute and utter bollocks.
>>>
>>> Perhaps you missed the "personal computer" but?
>>>
>>> That means "not a business computer".
>>>
>>
>>Now you are scraping the barrel.
>>
>
> Rubbish.
>
>>The term 'Personal Computer' refers to the type of computer that is self
>>contained and capable of sitting on a desk, be it a home desk or a
>>business
>>desk. Sitting at my employers's desk right now, I have 2 personal
>>computers
>>on the desk.
>>
>
> While that is indeed the expansion of the more common "PC", it almost
> unheard of nowadays for a computer to be referred to as a "personal
> computer" unless it is in the sense of belonging to the person.
>
They are generically and universally refered to as a 'PC' which stands for
'personal computer'.
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