Wednesday, June 02, 2004

Computer Terminology

486 - The average IQ needed to understand a PC.



State-of-the-art - Any computer you can’t afford.



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 keyboard 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. 

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