I dredged up the problem in 1984, and discovered the following 540-word
version with the help of a computer program that I wrote.
version with the help of a computer program that I wrote.
Related:
- So you think you're computer-illiterate?
Check out the following excerpts from a Wall Street Journal article by
Jim Carlton -
Compaq is considering changing the command "Press Any... - WHAT'S YOUR PROBLEM?
1. Compaq is considering changing the command "Press Any Key" to
"Press Return Key" because of the flood of calls asking where the
"Any" key is.
2. AST technical support had a caller complaining that... - Computer novices
Computer novices may feel like they're alone these days,
but some of the following calls to IBM's help center... - Software incompatibility
I'm currently running the latest version of GirlFriend and I've been having
some problems lately.
I've been running the same version of DrinkingBuddies... - Need a little UNIX help?
Customer: What is the command that will tell me the revision code
of a program ?
UNIX consul: Yes, that's correct. Customer: ... - The Jargon Jungle
Hacking Through the Jargon Jungle
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When I went to college in the 1980's, I heard a lot... - Alabama Windows 98
Windows 98 may have accidentally been shipped outside Alabama.
If you have one of the Alabama editions you may need... - These are computer-related practical jokes played by an old
acquaintence years ago at a nameless university in Northern
California.
He wisened up and stopped playing them when the various... - While in grad school, I was an "assistant" in a lab which contained two
pdp-11/23's running UNIX System 3.
Much of my education came from jokes played on me...
