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Computers with an attitude

daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Jason D. Hintersteiner)
Wed Aug 7 15:32:59 1996

To: ncgotta@MIT.EDU, sniemczy@MIT.EDU, nygren@MIT.EDU, maltman@MIT.EDU
Cc: humor@MIT.EDU
Date: Wed, 07 Aug 1996 15:00:56 EDT
From: "Jason D. Hintersteiner" <jdhinter@MIT.EDU>

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Doing last minute papers, the last thing we need are... computers with
an attitude.

Here it goes...

Takin' it on the Computer...
The name is Baud......, James Baud.
Access denied--nah nah na nah nah!
Why doesn't DOS ever say "EXCELLENT command or filename!"
As a computer, I find your faith in technology amusing.
Southern DOS: Y'all reckon? (Yep/Nope)
File not found. Should I fake it? (Y/N)
Ethernet (n): something used to catch the etherbunny
CONGRESS.SYS Corrupted: Re-boot Washington D.C (Y/n)?
A computer's attention span is as long as it's power cord.
Disinformation is not as good as datinformation.
Who's General Failure & why's he reading my disk?
Ultimate office automation: networked coffee.
All computers wait at the same speed.
DEFINITION: Computer - A device designed to speed and automate errors.
Smash forehead on keyboard to continue.....
Enter any 11-digit prime number to continue...
All wiyht. Rho sritched mg kegtops awound?
Error: Keyboard not attached. Press F1 to continue.
Press any key... no, no, no, NOT THAT ONE!
Press any key to continue or any other key to quit...
Excuse me for butting in, but I'm interrupt-driven.
REALITY.SYS corrupted: Reboot universe? (Y/N/Q)
Error reading FAT record: Try the SKINNY one? (Y/N)
Read my chips: No new upgrades!
Hit any user to continue.
Disk Full - Press F1 to belch.
Backup not found: (A)bort (R)etry (T)hrowup
Backup not found: (A)bort (R)etry (P)anic
(A)bort, (R)etry, (T)ake down entire network?
(A)bort, (R)etry, (G)et a beer?


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