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TVs, mobile phones and consoles didn't start their journeys are portable and free to modify devices as PCs did.
by akerro 10y ago
TVs, mobile phones and consoles didn't start their journeys are portable and free to modify devices as PCs did.
- pjmlp 10y agoNeither did home computers (Personal Computers), only the IBM PC clones did thanks to Compaq and their reverse engineering process not being invalidated in court.
- scholia 10y agoWell, the IBM PC followed a generation of 8-bit CP/M microcomputers that were pretty much open.... though they were mainly used by businesses rather than home users.
- akerro 10y agoI see the confusion now, by free to modify I meant you can go and replace your operating system, bootloader or hardware. Do you need more RAM, just get some and put it into your MOBO, third screen? Just get it and plug-in. Recently I replcated screen in my laptop to a matt one, keyboard one with harder keys and it all works. When I want to change screen in my phone, I can't only one certain model will work as expected, some models might fix, but they won't support the same resolution, can't upgrade camera or RAM there, so basically, it's not my hardware, I have to use what manufacturer pre-selected for me.