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That’s a poor analogy given that the Pi 5 & Pi 400 are incomparably more powerful than 1980s home computers, and I don’t think OP was asking if a Pi 5 can run WordPerfect or VisiCalc.
Okay, I wanted to say that the computer would be integrated just like the computers I mentioned.
Did you really think they were comparing the pi’s capabilities with a commodore..? It was obvious that they were comparing the form factor.
Form, not function.
It's such a poor analogy that it should be a sign that you're misunderstanding it.