Sul materiale markettaro di Commodore mi sono già espresso, dunque evito di pronunciarmi.
In questo articolo sull' Amiga si usano entrambi i termini. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amiga
Dunque accetti il fatto che i due termini esistono e sono utilizzati per classificare i computer dell'epoca. E' già un passo avanti.
Riguardo a quel link:
"The Amiga is a family of personal computers sold by Commodore in the 1980s and 1990s."
Ma subito dopo si contraddice, perché riporta:
"The first model was launched in 1985 as a high-end home computer"
Infatti se leggiamo la pagina dell'Amiga 1000:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amiga_1000Non c'è la minima traccia della parola home, com'è ovvio che sia.
In questo articolo gli Home Computer sono parte di un certo gruppo di Personal Computers http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Home_computer
Riporto la frase per intero dall'intestazione:
"This article is primarily about a certain class of Personal computers from the late 1970s to mid-1980s. See home server and home automation or desktop computer for other uses of a computer in a home."
Qui il significato è chiaramente quello di computer personale, casalingo, come già spiegato prima.
Ma subito dopo, alla prima frase dell'articolo troviamo:
"Home computers were a class of microcomputers entering the market in 1977, and becoming common during the 1980s"
Andiamo a vedere cosa dice la voce microcomputers:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microcomputer"A microcomputer is a small, relatively inexpensive computer with a microprocessor as its central processing unit (CPU).
[...]
Many microcomputers (when equipped with a keyboard and screen for input and output) are also personal computers (in the generic sense)."
Da notare la frase in parentesi dopo "personal computer", e come in generale si apprendo leggendo il resto della voce.
Da notare l'immagine del Commodore 64 subito sulla destra, dove viene riportato:
"The Commodore 64 was one of the most popular microcomputers of its era, and is the best-selling model of home computer of all time."
Tornando alla voce home computer:
"They were marketed to consumers as affordable and accessible computers that, for the first time, were intended for the use of a single nontechnical user. These computers were a distinct market segment that typically cost much less than business, scientific or engineering-oriented computers of the time such as the IBM PC,[1] and were generally less powerful in terms of memory and expandability. However, a home computer often had better graphics and sound than contemporary business computers. Their most common use was playing video games."
Ma l'avevo già riportato.
In questo articolo il C64 e l"Amiga (e tanti altri) sono parte dei Personal Computers http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Personal_computer
No, hai letto male. Riporto tutto per intero dove vengono citati:
"During the early 1980s, home computers were further developed for household use, with software for personal productivity, programming and games. They typically could be used with a television already in the home as the computer display, with low-detail blocky graphics and a limited color range, and text about 40 characters wide by 25 characters tall. Sinclair Research,[9] a UK company, produced the ZX Series - the ZX80 (1980), ZX81 (1981), and the ZX Spectrum; the latter was introduced in 1982, and totaled 8 million unit sold. Following came the Commodore 64, totaled 17 million units sold. Another such computer, the NEC PC-98, sold more than 18 million units. The revolutionary Amiga 1000 was unveiled by Commodore on July 23, 1985 at the Vivian Beaumont Theater in the Lincoln Center in New York. The Amiga 1000 featured a multitasking, windowing operating system, color graphics with a 4096-color palette, stereo sound, Motorola 68000 CPU, 256 kB RAM, and 880 kB 3.5-inch disk drive, for US$1,295."
Dunque il Commodore 64 viene citato assieme agli home computer e non in quanto personal computer. D'altra parte basti vedere la sua voce:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commodore_64"The Commodore 64, also known as the C64, C-64, C= 64,[n 1] or occasionally CBM 64 or VIC-64,[5] is an 8-bit home computer introduced in January 1982 by Commodore International."
Viene correttamente classificato come home computer.
Tornando alla voce personal computer, anche l'Amiga viene citato subito dopo, ma il contesto non è molto chiaro, perché il C64 viene elencato fra i vari home computer, mentre Amiga e NEC (prima di lui) sono stati inserimenti a parte.
In generale le voci di Wikipedia relative alle specifiche macchine sono di gran lunga più accurate di quelle generiche che parlano di computer (home, micro, e personal).