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• hat the notions of "hardware", and "software" should be extended by the notion of LIVEWARE - being that which produces software for use on hardware.
  This produces an obvious extension to the concept of MONITORS....
• wetware /wet'weir/ n. [prob. from the novels of Rudy Rucker] 1.
  The human nervous system, as opposed to computer hardware or software....
• wetware: /wet'weir/ [prob. from the novels of Rudy Rucker] n.
  1. The human nervous system, as opposed to computer hardware or software....
• liveware /li:v'weir/ n. 1. Synonym for wetware. Less common.
  2. [Cambridge] Vermin. "Waiter, there's some liveware in my salad......
• liveware: /li:v'weir/ n. 1. Synonym for {wetware}. Less common.
  2. [Cambridge] Vermin. "Waiter, there's some liveware in my salad....
• ware: [from `software'] suff. Commonly used to form jargon terms for classes of software.
  For examples, see {careware}, {crippleware}, {crudware}, {freeware}, {fritterware}, {guiltware}, {liveware}, {meatware}, {payware}, {psychedelicware}, {shareware}, {shelfware}, {vaporware}, {wetware}....
• PS/2--yesterday's hardware today. OS/2--yesterday's software tomorrow.
  OS/2 Ext.--today's software real soon now....
• Real computer scientists despise the idea of actual hardware.
  Hardware has limitations, software doesn't. It's a real shame that Turing machines are so poor at I/O....