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Oct 3, 2026 8 min

Mac or PC? - Computerphile

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Over Computerphile's first year, we asked each contributor the question: "Mac or PC?" as part of our sound-check. Here are the answers...nb - we know that PC is defined as Personal Computer, and that to be pedantic, a Mac 'is' a PC, but in general, 'PC' is the way people refer to a machine running Linux or Windows.Differences between Macs and PCs: http://youtu.be/SZXY5990xZs How NOT to Store Passwords!: http://youtu.be/8ZtInClXe1QElegant Compression in Text (LZ): http://youtu.be/goOa3DGezUA Typesetters in the '80's: http://youtu.be/XvwNKpDUkiELittle Mac with the Big Bite: http://youtu.be/NMlbUCAOEXwIn Order of Appearance:Dr Steven Bagley - University of NottinghamJohn Chapman - Graphics ProgrammerProfessor Steve Benford - University of NottinghamSpencer Owen - Nottingham HackspaceProfessor Derek McAuley - University of NottinghamPaula Besson - Nottingham University Hacking SocietyMatt Lloyd - Ciseco, NottinghamMichael Erskine - Nottingham HackspaceDr. Taha Osman - Nottingham Trent UniversityJames Hayward - Nottingham HackspaceProfessor Tom Rodden - University of NottinghamIan Livingstone - Life President of EidosLaurence Day - University of NottinghamTom Scott - @tomscottDr. Richard Mortier - University of NottinghamProfessor Luciano Floridi - Professor of Philosophy and Ethics of Information, Oxford Internet InstituteAlex Pinkney - University of NottinghamJoe Nash - University of NottinghamProfessor David Brailsford - University of NottinghamProfessor David Brown - Nottingham Trent UniversityDr. Thorsten Altenkirch - University of Nottinghamhttp://www.facebook.com/computerphilehttps://twitter.com/computer_phileThis video was filmed and edited by Sean Riley.Computer Science at the University of Nottingham: http://bit.ly/nottscomputerComputerphile is a sister project to Brady Haran's Numberphile. See the full list of Brady's video projects at: http://bit.ly/bradychannels

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