How Many Computers Do You Have In Your House?
A friend asked me this recently, and it's not a trivial question. The prototypical computer is a desktop or laptop. But computers are all over. In this blog post I'll try to count them.
Traditional:
2 Laptops (one for me, and one for my beloved)
1 Tablet Netbook
Cell Phones:
2 Cell phones in use,
1 old that I feel nostalgic about and can't part with (from Atlanta).
Most cell phones have computers in them, even if they're not smartphones.
Game Systems:
Playstation
Playstation 2
Intellivision
Nintendo DS
Gameboy Advance
Some handheld crappy one
Music Players:
3 ipods
Misc:
Thermostat (it's programmable)
Stereo (not sure, but maybe it's got a CPU in there...)
Car (this is a tough one-- who knows how many computers are in the car? I consider the car to be in the house when it's in the garage.)
So the answer is, maybe, 19?
I'm interested in other people's counts; add them as comments.
Pictured is an astronaut on a spacewalk. We got to the moon with little if any computer power.
Comments
1 cell phone
1 ipod touch
1 bluetooth headset
2 laptops
1 van supercomputer
- i also own another computer that is on loan.
1 desktop
1 smartphone
2 game consoles
plus a bunch of programmable devices
3 desktops
3 laptops
God knows how many obsolete but working computers and laptops in the attic.
2 iPhones, 1 HTC phone
6 iPods
9 gaming consoles
It's like a disease or something.