Category: Computer
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What if Dr. Seuss Wrote Computer Technical Manuals?
If a packet hits a pocket on a socket on a port,And the bus is interrupted (as a very last resort)And the address of the memory makes your floppy disk abortThe socket packet pocket has an error to report.If your cursor finds a menu item followed by a dashAnd the double clicking icons put your…
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If Edgar Allen Poe Had a Computer instead of a Raven. . .
Once upon a midnight dreary, fingers cramped and vision bleary,Systems manuals piled high and wasted paper on the floor,Longing for the warmth of bed sheets,Still I sat there doing spreadsheets:Having reached the bottom line, I took a floppy from the drawer.Typing with steady hand, I then invoked the SAVE command,and waited for the disk to…
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MICROSOFT TESTS NUCLEAR DEVICE AT SECRET HANFORD FACILITY
REDMOND (BNN)—World leaders reacted with stunned silence as Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) conducted an underground nuclear test at a secret facility in eastern Washington state. The device, exploded at 9:22 am PDT (1622 GMT/12:22 pm EDT) today, was timed to coincide with talks between Microsoft and the US Department of Justice over possible antitrust action."Microsoft is…
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Somebody left a glass of milk next to the keyboard. Reaction?
Optimist: The glass is half full.Pessimist: The glass is half empty.Pascal programmers: Well, what type of milk is it?C Programmers: No thanks; I drink straight from the jug. Assembly programmers: No thanks; I drink straight from the cow. Basic programmers: No thanks; I'm still breast feeding.SAP programmers: It'll cost you $100 for me to drink…
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Glossary of Computer Terms
Defined Minnesota styleLog OnMaking da vood stove hotter.Log OffDon't add vood. MonitorKeep and eye on da vood stove. MegahertzWhen a big log drops on your barefoot in da morning.Floppy DiskVhat you get from piling too much wood. RamDa hydraulic thing dat makes da voodsplitter vork. DriveGetting home most of da vinter. PromptVhat ya vish da…
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Klingon Programming
Top 12 things likely to be overheard if you had a Klingon Programmer (Say it like you mean it): "Specifications are for the weak and timid!""This machine is a piece of GAGH! I need dual Pentium processors if I am to do battle with this code!""You cannot really appreciate Dilbert unless you've read it in…