November 29, 2003
LA County Deletes 'master-slave' PC Term
Los Angeles County officials have gone PC (politically correct) on PCs (personal computers) -- banning as potentially "offensive or defamatory" the words master and slave from computer hard drives and video equipment where they are used to describe primary and secondary circuits.
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Posted by kellee at November 29, 2003 02:02 PMComments
Those two terms hold no meaning (for me) other than a reference to technology. When I hear master or slave mentioned in any context, I immediatley think computer hard drives. The last thing on my mind is colonial New England and the pre-civil war era. What do they call them now, dominate and passive? Or 1st and 2nd? This is befuddling. How are massive drive arrays handled and devices that need a distinction in a daisy chain method?
Posted by: Mike at December 1, 2003 02:11 PM
