You forgot one: Android: Just hit search and Google will figure out where you are where you are going and let you browse until you find something interesting. By the time you are finished, you forgot where you were going.
On Fri, Nov 14, 2008 at 7:25 AM, Pruitt, Christopher J < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > ** > > *Airplanes Running Operating Systems* > > > Here are some basic descriptions of what may happen if airplanes had > different operating systems running them. > > > *DOS**:* Everybody pushes it till it glides, then jumps on and lets it > coast till it skids, then jumps off, pushes, jumps back on, etc. > > > *DOS with QEMM:* Same as DOS, but with more leg room for pushing. > > > *Macintosh:* All the flight attendants, captains and baggage handlers look > the same, act the same and talk the same. Every time you ask a question, you > are told you don't need to know, don't want to know and everything will be > done for you without your knowing, so just shut up. > > > *OS/2:* To get on board, you have to have your ticket stamped 10 different > times by standing in 10 different lines. Then you fill out a form asking how > you want your seating arranged--with the look and feel of an ocean liner, a > passenger train or a bus. If you get on board and off the ground, you will > have a wonderful trip, except when the rudder and flaps freeze, in which > case you have time to say your prayers before you crash. > > > *Windows**:* Colorful airport terminal, friendly flight attendants, easy > access to a plane, and an uneventful takeoff. Then, all in a sudden, boom! > You blow up without any warning whatsoever. > > > *NT:* The terminal and flight attendants all look like those the Windows > plane uses, but the process of checking in and going through security is a > nightmare. Once aboard, those passengers with first class tickets can go > anywhere they want and arrive in half the time, while the vast majority of > passengers with coach tickets can't even get aboard. > > > *Unix:* Everyone brings one piece of the plane. Then they go on the runway > and piece it together, all the while arguing about what kind of plane > they're building. > > > *CAIRO:* The airplane is distributed among 47 different hangars in 13 > airports scattered over 8 states, 4 Canadian provinces, and a remote > mountain hideaway in Nicaragua. But you don't need to know where the > airplane is or who it belongs to in order to fly it. Actually, you don't fly > the airplane itself; you fly a simulation that behaves just like the real > thing except that you don't go anywhere. But that's okay, because when the > world is at your fingertips you never need to leave home. > > *********Christopher Pruitt* > *********EDS,* an HP Company > mailto:******************* [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > We deliver on our commitments > so you can deliver on yours. > > *********Confidentiality Notice:* This message and any files transmitted > with it are intended for the sole use of the entity or individual to whom it > is addressed, and may contain information that is confidential, > privileged, and exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If you are not > the intended addressee for this e-mail, you are hereby notified that any > copying, distribution, or dissemination of this e-mail is strictly > prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please immediately > destroy, erase, or discard this message. Please notify the sender > immediately by return e-mail if you have received this e-mail by mistake. > > __Platinum Sponsor: www.rmsportal.com ARSlist: "Where the Answers Are" > html___ -- -Geoff Endresen Amazon.com _______________________________________________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE or access ARSlist Archives at www.arslist.org Platinum Sponsor: www.rmsportal.com ARSlist: "Where the Answers Are"
