On Mon, 29 Nov 1999, Sergio Korlowsky wrote:
> Check this one... hehe
>
> Microsoft has released a version upgrade that eliminates a vulnerability in
> Microsoft(r) Internet Explorer 5. "A vulnerability in an optional component"
> could allow a malicious user to gain additional privileges on a Windows NT
> machine that allowed him or her to create or change files.
>
> ----------------------------------------------------------
>
> How about that... a 'vulnerability is an "optional" component...
>
> soon they are going to claim that a "Vulnerability" is an 'additional Feature'
>
> in Winsucks products! he he.. Sorry I couldn't resist! ;-)
You guys should have been around in the late 70's and early
80's. Those were the heyday of CP/M, Altairs and lots of
S-100 computers....14" drives....and 64K memory was a rich
man's toy.
Back then, there were some pretty zany expressions out there.
Lets take a Quiz:
1. "That's not a bug, that's a FEATURE!"
2. The dBASE-II ad with the rule bilge pump. "Some
databases...well...suck."
3. "Vaporware" was coined.
4. Jerry Pournelle was ranting about some new software
or hardware product that was going to be released
"Real_Soon_Now! tm" It WAS trademarked, and is now in
the lexicon as RSN....in the same context as Vaporware.
5. The IBM PC at 4.77 mHz was soundly beat in computing
speed by an Altair or any 2 mHz Z-80. A good selling
point is that it came with TWO 160K double sided floppy
drives! You could buy the XT with an incredible 5 MB
hard drive, but nobody could figure out what you would
need that vast amount of storage for....!
6. "The bill is $1,000. $5 for the time it took to tap
it with the screwdriver handle....and $995 for knowing
WHERE to tap it." IBM circa 7040/7044 computers in 1960's.
Of course, when Microsoft came strong on the scene in
1992....all rules were cast aside. ANYTHING goes now.
we have: "Freedom to Innovate" "Microsoft did not do
anything wrong because it is the top selling and most
wanted operating system...". "I didn't say that....oh,
this email? I don't remember it...".
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