[1350] in Humor
HUMOR: This old mainframe...
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Andrew A. Bennett)
Wed Mar 13 12:46:25 1996
To: humor@MIT.EDU
Date: Wed, 13 Mar 1996 11:40:50 EST
From: "Andrew A. Bennett" <abennett@MIT.EDU>
Date: Wed, 13 Mar 1996 00:31:18 +0000 (GMT)
From: Espacionaute Spiff domine! <MATOSSIAN@aries.colorado.edu>
From: Keith Bostic <bostic@bsdi.com>
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Proposed shows for a new cable channel targeting information systems
professionals.
This Old Mainframe
Host Bob Vila revamps a Univac and shows you how you can turn
an old PC into a functional doorstep or other decorative object.
Name That Software
Contestants attempt to identify well-known business programs by
looking at the least number of lines of code.
My Three Suns
Neighbors wonder why Steve Douglas keeps three UNIX based
work-stations in a suburban neighborhood.
Wang Can Cook
Chef Charles Wang blends together software in an incomprehensible
manner from companies he's purchased. Studio guests grudingly pay
ever higher prices for his creations.
Leave it to Spindler
The Spindler tries to earn money by selling apples but finds he
can't sell them for as much as he paid for them; tries to make it
up in volume. Ward, June and the Board of Directors sigh.
WordPerfect Strangers
Larry decides that using groupware would be a good way to meet
women, but Balki's laser printer explodes ruining any chances of
connectivity.
Mayberry CPU
Andy discovers that his digital clock has more intelligence than
Goober. Aunt Bee debugs Floyd's electronic cash register.
The Honeymooners
Ralph dreams up a way to hit it rich with a 3-D word processor,
but it turns out to be vaporware. Ed makes millions creating
"Norton's Utilities".
Mr. Rom's Neigborhood
Mr. Rom puts young ones to sleep by reading selections from
various IBM documentation.
Says Me Street
Muppet like forms of Bill Gates, Larry Ellison and Scott McNealy
show children how to work and play together on the information
highway. Large character known as Big BlueBird is a favorite of
the kids although no one really knows why.
