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Re: English phrase
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Wed, 11 Nov 1998 21:29:24 GMT
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mattdm@mattdm.orgSPAMLESS
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Eric Brok <brok@fcjsvc.hvu.nl> wrote:
> What does the buzz phrase 'plain vanilla computer' exactly mean?
> A very good (everybody *likes* vanilla) computer or a very boring
> (*everybody* likes vanilla) computer?
It comes from ice cream, where 'vanilla' is the default flavor. Minus all
the chocolate goodies, etc.
A plain vanilla computer would just be your basic normal computer, with no
fancy "multimedia" features.
("Multimedia" in quotes because hello, what a stupid term.)
--
Matthew Miller ---> mattdm@mattdm.org
Quotes 'R' Us ---> http://quotes-r-us.org/
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| (...) I know, it was the buzz-word of the early 90's with computers like the Atari Falcon 030. Another one was 'multitasking' The latest one is 'digital' due to the release of Digital TV here. Carbon 60 (26 years ago, 17-Nov-98, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| Here's a *really* off-topic question for native English speakers: What does the buzz phrase 'plain vanilla computer' exactly mean? A very good (everybody *likes* vanilla) computer or a very boring (*everybody* likes vanilla) computer? Eric (26 years ago, 11-Nov-98, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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