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>From: Ron Reynolds
>Sent: 17 September 1997 11:49
>To: Super Plus
>Subject: Patriotic Super Plus tech types...
>
Hi Team
I know you're all very busy - and some of you may have already seen
this....but it made me laugh.....
Regards
>Ron Reynolds
>
>If a packet hits a pocket on a socket on a port
>And the bus is interrupted as a very last resort,
>And the memory address makes your floppy disc abort,
>Then the socket packet pocket has an error to report!
>
>If your cursor finds a menu item followed by a dash,
>And the double-clicking icons put your window in the trash,
>And your data is corrupted 'cause the index doesn't hash,
>Then your situation's hopeless and your system's gonna crash!
>
>If the label on your cable on the gable at your house,
>Says the network is connected to the button on your mouse
>But your packets want to tunnel to another protocol,
>Then you're repeatedly rejected by the printer down the hall.
>
>If your screen is all distorted by the side effects of gauss
>So your icons in the window are as wavy as a souse,
>Then you may as well reboot and go out with a bang,
>"Cause as sure as I'm no poet, the sucker's gonna hang!
>
>When the copy of your floppy's getting sloppy on the disk,
>And the microcode instructions cause unnecessary RISC,
>Then you'll have to flash your memory and you'll need to RAM your ROM
>Quickly turn of your computer.....and be sure to tell your mom!
>
>>(Author unknown)
>
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