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Article #74161Re: Open Systems
From: Richard Caley
Date: Fri, 05 Jul 1991 16:13
Date: Fri, 05 Jul 1991 16:13
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Direct from our secret agent in the Apple/IBM joint lawyer support systems special task force, the specification of the new system: 4K of 6 1/2 bit bytes of memory divided into 22 3/4 byte segments. A mouse with no buttons, since they just confuse the user, which you operate by shaking it using a different rythmn for each action you might want. A 2 cm screen displaying one character at a time in any of 92 absolutly unreadable fonts. Each machine will have totally different screen driving hardware so every aplication must be custom desined for the lucky owner. An operating system written in 1807, on a bad afternoon, by a failed numerologist who once saw a preview copy of a JCL manual but doesn't remember any of it. A keyboard with 9,000 function keys, no vowels and 12 HCF buttons operated by telepathy if you think a word with an `r' in it. An extremely expensive logo consisting of 300,000 puce copyright notices arranged in the form of an extended middle finger. A free law suit with every manual. Oh, almost forgot, it is going to be an open system. No fan, but a big hole in the top for ventilation surrounded by xray lazers, rigged to burn a summons into your retina if you try and look inside. -- rjc@cstr.ed.ac.uk Have you deep fried your PC today?
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X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 1025b4,70e11e7f011ebd19 X-Google-Attributes: gid1025b4,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 1991-07-05 09:35:01 PST Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!gmdzi!unido!mcsun!ukc!edcastle!helium!cstr!rjc From: rjc@cstr.ed.ac.uk (Richard Caley) Newsgroups: gnu.misc.discuss Subject: Re: Open Systems Message-ID: <RJC.91Jul5171318@brodie.cstr.ed.ac.uk> Date: 5 Jul 91 16:13:18 GMT References: <51725@ut-emx.uucp> Sender: news@aifh.ed.ac.uk (Network News Administrator) Organization: Centre for Speech Technology Research Lines: 38 In-Reply-To: timbur@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu's message of 3 Jul 91 22:32:22 GMT