Found this in my inbox, today:
computer terminology
486 - the average IQ needed to understand a PC
State-of-the-art - any computer you can't afforn
Obsolete - any computer you own
Microsecond - the time it takes for your state-of-the-art computer to become obsolete
G3 - Apple's new Macs that make you say "Gee, three times faster than the computer I bought for the same price a microsecond ago."
Syntax error - walking into a computer store and saying "Hi, I want to buy a computer and money is no object."
Hard drive - the sales technique employed by computer salesmen, especially after a Syntax Error.
GUI - what your computer becomes after spilling your coffee on it (pronounced "gooey")
Keyboard - the standard way to generate computer errors.
Mouse - an advanced input device to make computer errors easier to generate.
Floppy - the state of your wallet after purchasing a computer.
Portable computer - a device invented to force businessmen to work at home, on vacation and on business trips.
Disk crash - a typical computer response to any critical deadline.
Power user - anyone who can format a disk from DOS.
System update - a quick method of trashing ALL of your software.
computer terminology
486 - the average IQ needed to understand a PC
State-of-the-art - any computer you can't afforn
Obsolete - any computer you own
Microsecond - the time it takes for your state-of-the-art computer to become obsolete
G3 - Apple's new Macs that make you say "Gee, three times faster than the computer I bought for the same price a microsecond ago."
Syntax error - walking into a computer store and saying "Hi, I want to buy a computer and money is no object."
Hard drive - the sales technique employed by computer salesmen, especially after a Syntax Error.
GUI - what your computer becomes after spilling your coffee on it (pronounced "gooey")
Keyboard - the standard way to generate computer errors.
Mouse - an advanced input device to make computer errors easier to generate.
Floppy - the state of your wallet after purchasing a computer.
Portable computer - a device invented to force businessmen to work at home, on vacation and on business trips.
Disk crash - a typical computer response to any critical deadline.
Power user - anyone who can format a disk from DOS.
System update - a quick method of trashing ALL of your software.
