[geeks] End of the line for CompUSA

[Sridhar Ayengar]

Geoffrey S. Mendelson wrote:
> On Mon, Dec 10, 2007 at 12:24:30AM -0500, Sridhar Ayengar wrote:
>> Geoffrey S. Mendelson wrote:
>>> To answer Micha's point alone, consoles are not limited to a joystick
>>> and/or a mouse. Although the original Playstation had proprietary 
>>> "controler" ports, there were all sorts of thrid party devices.
>>> The PS/2 and now I assume the PS/3 have USB ports. The /2 had both.
>>        ^^^^
>> Gaah!  PS/2 != PS2.  *Sridhar's head explodes*
> 
> Sorry, in my head a PS2 is an "IBM Personal System 2" the successor to
> the IBM Personal Computer. 

That's "IBM Personal System/2".
                            ^
The slash is present on the badges, as is the custom with IBM.  PS/2 
means IBM.  PS2 means Sony.

Peace...  Sridhar