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The Computer Dictionary (General Discussion)
The Computer Dictionary // General Discussion
Jul 5, 2001, 4:02pm
ACORN: Astounding Computers Often Ridiculed Nonetheless
AMIGA: A Merely Insignificant Game Addiction
APPLE: Arrogance Produces Profit-Losing Entity
BASIC: Bill's Attempt to Seize Industry Control
BIOS: But It's Only Software
CD-ROM: Consumer Device, Rendered Obsolete in Months
COBOL: Completely Obsolete Business Oriented Language
DEC: Do Expect Cuts
DOS: Defunct Operating System
IBM: I Blame Microsoft
ISDN: It Still Does Nothing
LISP: Lots of Infuriating & Silly Parentheses
MACINTOSH: Most Applications Crash; If Not, The Operating System Hangs
MICROSOFT: Most Intelligent Customers Realize Our Software Only Fools
Teenagers
MIPS: Meaningless Indication of Processor Speed
OS/2: Obsolete Soon, Too
PCMCIA: People Can't Memorize Computer Industry Acronyms
PENTIUM: Produces Erroneous Numbers Through Incorrect Understanding of
Mathematics
SCSI: System Can't See It
WINDOWS: Will Install Needless Data On Whole System
WWW: World Wide Wait
486: The average IQ needed to understand a P.C
Computer Chip: Any starchy food stuff consumed in mass quantities while
programming
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
Hard Drive: The sales technique employed by most computer salesmen
Portable Computer: Device invented to force business men to work at home, on
vacation and 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 current software
Jul 5, 2001, 4:35pm
LOL
[View Quote]"gamer" <Gamer at active-worlds.co.uk> wrote in message
news:3b44abc9 at server1.Activeworlds.com...
> ACORN: Astounding Computers Often Ridiculed Nonetheless
>
> AMIGA: A Merely Insignificant Game Addiction
>
> APPLE: Arrogance Produces Profit-Losing Entity
>
> BASIC: Bill's Attempt to Seize Industry Control
>
> BIOS: But It's Only Software
>
> CD-ROM: Consumer Device, Rendered Obsolete in Months
>
> COBOL: Completely Obsolete Business Oriented Language
>
> DEC: Do Expect Cuts
>
> DOS: Defunct Operating System
>
> IBM: I Blame Microsoft
>
> ISDN: It Still Does Nothing
>
> LISP: Lots of Infuriating & Silly Parentheses
>
> MACINTOSH: Most Applications Crash; If Not, The Operating System Hangs
>
> MICROSOFT: Most Intelligent Customers Realize Our Software Only Fools
> Teenagers
>
> MIPS: Meaningless Indication of Processor Speed
>
> OS/2: Obsolete Soon, Too
>
> PCMCIA: People Can't Memorize Computer Industry Acronyms
>
> PENTIUM: Produces Erroneous Numbers Through Incorrect Understanding of
> Mathematics
>
> SCSI: System Can't See It
>
> WINDOWS: Will Install Needless Data On Whole System
>
> WWW: World Wide Wait
>
> 486: The average IQ needed to understand a P.C
>
> Computer Chip: Any starchy food stuff consumed in mass quantities while
> programming
>
> 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
>
> Hard Drive: The sales technique employed by most computer salesmen
>
> Portable Computer: Device invented to force business men to work at home,
on
> vacation and 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 current software
>
>
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Jul 5, 2001, 7:28pm
Athlon MP: All Time Hella-cool Longterm Operation Non-intel Mega Processor.
[View Quote]"data21" <dbmiller at kiski.net> wrote in message news:3b44b374 at server1.Activeworlds.com...
> LOL
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> "gamer" <Gamer at active-worlds.co.uk> wrote in message
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Jul 5, 2001, 7:45pm
I gotta e-mail this to my super smart computer friend!
[View Quote]gamer <Gamer at active-worlds.co.uk> wrote in message
news:3b44abc9 at server1.Activeworlds.com...
> ACORN: Astounding Computers Often Ridiculed Nonetheless
>
> AMIGA: A Merely Insignificant Game Addiction
>
> APPLE: Arrogance Produces Profit-Losing Entity
>
> BASIC: Bill's Attempt to Seize Industry Control
>
> BIOS: But It's Only Software
>
> CD-ROM: Consumer Device, Rendered Obsolete in Months
>
> COBOL: Completely Obsolete Business Oriented Language
>
> DEC: Do Expect Cuts
>
> DOS: Defunct Operating System
>
> IBM: I Blame Microsoft
>
> ISDN: It Still Does Nothing
>
> LISP: Lots of Infuriating & Silly Parentheses
>
> MACINTOSH: Most Applications Crash; If Not, The Operating System Hangs
>
> MICROSOFT: Most Intelligent Customers Realize Our Software Only Fools
> Teenagers
>
> MIPS: Meaningless Indication of Processor Speed
>
> OS/2: Obsolete Soon, Too
>
> PCMCIA: People Can't Memorize Computer Industry Acronyms
>
> PENTIUM: Produces Erroneous Numbers Through Incorrect Understanding of
> Mathematics
>
> SCSI: System Can't See It
>
> WINDOWS: Will Install Needless Data On Whole System
>
> WWW: World Wide Wait
>
> 486: The average IQ needed to understand a P.C
>
> Computer Chip: Any starchy food stuff consumed in mass quantities while
> programming
>
> 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
>
> Hard Drive: The sales technique employed by most computer salesmen
>
> Portable Computer: Device invented to force business men to work at home,
on
> vacation and 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 current software
>
>
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Jul 5, 2001, 9:34pm
*tear* Finally someone who understands them..
[View Quote]"gamer" <Gamer at active-worlds.co.uk> wrote in message
news:3b44abc9 at server1.Activeworlds.com...
> ACORN: Astounding Computers Often Ridiculed Nonetheless
>
> AMIGA: A Merely Insignificant Game Addiction
>
> APPLE: Arrogance Produces Profit-Losing Entity
>
> BASIC: Bill's Attempt to Seize Industry Control
>
> BIOS: But It's Only Software
>
> CD-ROM: Consumer Device, Rendered Obsolete in Months
>
> COBOL: Completely Obsolete Business Oriented Language
>
> DEC: Do Expect Cuts
>
> DOS: Defunct Operating System
>
> IBM: I Blame Microsoft
>
> ISDN: It Still Does Nothing
>
> LISP: Lots of Infuriating & Silly Parentheses
>
> MACINTOSH: Most Applications Crash; If Not, The Operating System Hangs
>
> MICROSOFT: Most Intelligent Customers Realize Our Software Only Fools
> Teenagers
>
> MIPS: Meaningless Indication of Processor Speed
>
> OS/2: Obsolete Soon, Too
>
> PCMCIA: People Can't Memorize Computer Industry Acronyms
>
> PENTIUM: Produces Erroneous Numbers Through Incorrect Understanding of
> Mathematics
>
> SCSI: System Can't See It
>
> WINDOWS: Will Install Needless Data On Whole System
>
> WWW: World Wide Wait
>
> 486: The average IQ needed to understand a P.C
>
> Computer Chip: Any starchy food stuff consumed in mass quantities while
> programming
>
> 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
>
> Hard Drive: The sales technique employed by most computer salesmen
>
> Portable Computer: Device invented to force business men to work at home,
on
> vacation and 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 current software
>
>
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Jul 6, 2001, 7:37pm
AWCOM: Active When Customers Overpay Money. :))
Sorry, j/k AWCOM. :P
Nornny
[View Quote]"gamer" <Gamer at active-worlds.co.uk> wrote in message
news:3b44abc9 at server1.Activeworlds.com...
> ACORN: Astounding Computers Often Ridiculed Nonetheless
>
> AMIGA: A Merely Insignificant Game Addiction
>
> APPLE: Arrogance Produces Profit-Losing Entity
>
> BASIC: Bill's Attempt to Seize Industry Control
>
> BIOS: But It's Only Software
>
> CD-ROM: Consumer Device, Rendered Obsolete in Months
>
> COBOL: Completely Obsolete Business Oriented Language
>
> DEC: Do Expect Cuts
>
> DOS: Defunct Operating System
>
> IBM: I Blame Microsoft
>
> ISDN: It Still Does Nothing
>
> LISP: Lots of Infuriating & Silly Parentheses
>
> MACINTOSH: Most Applications Crash; If Not, The Operating System Hangs
>
> MICROSOFT: Most Intelligent Customers Realize Our Software Only Fools
> Teenagers
>
> MIPS: Meaningless Indication of Processor Speed
>
> OS/2: Obsolete Soon, Too
>
> PCMCIA: People Can't Memorize Computer Industry Acronyms
>
> PENTIUM: Produces Erroneous Numbers Through Incorrect Understanding of
> Mathematics
>
> SCSI: System Can't See It
>
> WINDOWS: Will Install Needless Data On Whole System
>
> WWW: World Wide Wait
>
> 486: The average IQ needed to understand a P.C
>
> Computer Chip: Any starchy food stuff consumed in mass quantities while
> programming
>
> 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
>
> Hard Drive: The sales technique employed by most computer salesmen
>
> Portable Computer: Device invented to force business men to work at home,
on
> vacation and 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 current software
>
>
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Jul 6, 2001, 7:46pm
Ok...now taking bets on how long until Nornnies Account is Deleted...2 days?
Nahhh...AWCOM are too lazy to even ban people these days...lets go for 2
weeks...
[View Quote]"nornny" <Nornny1 at home.com> wrote in message
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> AWCOM: Active When Customers Overpay Money. :))
>
> Sorry, j/k AWCOM. :P
>
> Nornny
>
> "gamer" <Gamer at active-worlds.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:3b44abc9 at server1.Activeworlds.com...
generate
home,
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