"computer" command not compatible with Matlab

[Frederick_Umminger at playstation.sony.com]

Bug: The  "computer" command behaves differently in Octave compared to 
Matlab. This breaks .m files that rely on it.

Version: 3.0.3, Windows 32-bit

Steps to reproduce:
> computer()
ans = i686-pc-msdosmsvc

Should return:
ans = PCWIN

> help computer
 -- Function File: [C, MAXSIZE, ENDIAN] = computer ()
     Print or return a string of the form CPU-VENDOR-OS that
     identifies the kind of computer Octave is running on.  If invoked
     with an output argument, the value is returned instead of
     printed.  For example,

          computer ()
          -| i586-pc-linux-gnu

          x = computer ()
          => x = "i586-pc-linux-gnu"

     If two output arguments are requested, also return the maximum
     number of elements for an array.

     If three output arguments are requested, also return the byte
     order of the current system as a character (`"B"' for big-endian
     or `"L"' for little-endian).

Additional help for built-in functions and operators is
available in the on-line version of the manual.  Use the command
`doc <topic>' to search the manual index.

Help and information about Octave is also available on the WWW
at http://www.octave.org and via the help at octave.org
mailing list.

Compare this to the Matlab documentation at 
http://www.mathworks.com/access/helpdesk/help/techdoc/index.html?/access/helpdesk/help/techdoc/ref/computer.html

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