UNIX EXPRESS
Each passenger brings a piece of the airplane and a box of tools to
the airport. They gather on the tarmac, arguing constantly about what
kind of plane they want to build and how to put it together. Eventually,
they build several different aircraft, but give them all the same name.
Some passengers actually reach their destinations. All passengers believe
they got there.
-- if Operating Systems were Airlines...
Each passenger brings a piece of the airplane and a box of tools to
the airport. They gather on the tarmac, arguing constantly about what
kind of plane they want to build and how to put it together. Eventually,
they build several different aircraft, but give them all the same name.
Some passengers actually reach their destinations. All passengers believe
they got there.
-- if Operating Systems were Airlines...
Related:
- MVS AIRLINES
The passengers all gather in the hanger,
watching hundreds of technicians check the flight systems... - FLY WINDOWS NT
All the passengers carry their seats out onto the tarmac,
placing the chairs in the outline of a plane. They... - OS/2 SKYWAYS
The terminal is almost empty, with only a few prospective passengers
milling about.
Airline personnel walk around, apologising profusely... - DOS AIR
All the passengers go out onto the runway, grab hold of the plane,
push it until it gets in the air, hop on, jump off... - MAC AIRWAYS
The cashiers, flight attendants, and pilots all look the same,
feel the same and act the same. When asked questions... - Oh, he [a big dog] hunts with papa," she said. "He says Don Carlos [the
dog] is good for almost every kind of game.
He went duck hunting one time and did real well at... - saga n.
[WPI] A cuspy but bogus raving story about N
random broken people.
Here is a classic example of the saga form, as told... - The President of Eastern Airlines is marketing an Airplane Package Kit,
the kind you ordinarily put together. Only in this... - One day President Reagan, Chairman Andropov, the Pope,
and a boy scout were flying together in an airplane...
