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In a message dated 11/17/98 9:44:45 PM Eastern Standard Time, [log in to unmask] writes: > > > ___________________________________________________________ > > > Remember When ... > > > > > > A computer was something on TV > > > from a science fiction show of note > > > a window was something you hated to clean... > > > And ram was the cousin of a goat.... > > > > > > Meg was the name of my girlfriend > > > and gig was a job for the nights > > > now they all mean different things > > > and that really mega bytes > > > > > > An application was for employment > > > a program was a TV show > > > a cursor used profanity > > > a keyboard was a piano > > > > > > Memory was something that you lost with age > > > a cd was a bank account > > > and if you had a 3 1/2" floppy > > > you hoped nobody found out > > > > > > Compress was something you did to the garbage > > > not something you did to a file > > > and if you unzipped anything in public > > > you'd be in jail for a while > > > > > > Log on was adding wood to the fire > > > hard drive was a long trip on the road > > > a mouse pad was where a mouse lived > > > and a backup happened to your commode > > > > > > Cut you did with a pocket knife > > > paste you did with glue > > > a web was a spider's home > > > and a virus was the flu > > > > > > I guess I'll stick to my pad and paper > > > and the memory in my head > > > I hear nobody's been killed in a computer crash > > > but when it happens they wish they were dead > > > > > > > > > ___________________________________________________________ > > --------- End forwarded message ----------