You may want to edit out the 'recent' :) There's also an airplane joke out there about what if operating systems ran airlines:
http://amused.the-i.org/os-airlines http://www.fur.com/nighty/os2.html http://www.jestsandjokes.com/show.php3?joke=130 http://www.sunvv.com/english/article_2443.html http://web.ukonline.co.uk/eric.price/humour/hum0012.htm http://www.brillianet.com/entertainment/computers/osflight.htm Multiple links are because in looking for a copy, I found that everybody seems to do the same basic stock, then add a few extra of their own. I couldn't see an OS X entry though :( Hen On Sat, 28 Aug 2004, Anne Cartwright wrote: > I like it, even the last line about Macintosh. In fact I think I'll put > it into one of the next newsletters since not all LCS members subscribe > to the ListServe. > > Anne Cartwright > > > >> All, > >> This is too good to not pass on... and I believe it is suitable for > >> our > >> list. I got it from a cousin today. Ignore the crack about > >> Macintosh... > >> at least the last part of the line. > >> Mike > >> > >> Begin forwarded message: > >> > >> "At a recent computer expo (COMDEX), Bill Gates reportedly compared > >> the > >> computer industry with the auto industry and stated,"If GM had kept up > >> with the technology like the computer industry has, we would all be > >> driving $25.00 cars that got 1,000 miles to the gallon." In response > >> to > >> Bill's comments, General Motors issued a press release stating: If GM > >> had > >> developed technology like Microsoft, we would all be driving cars with > >> the following characteristics: > >> > >> ? For no reason whatsoever, your car would crash twice a day. > >> ? Every time they repainted the lines in the road, you would have to > >> buy > >> a new car. > >> ? Occasionally your car would die on the freeway for no reason. You > >> would have to pull over to the side of the road, close all of the > >> windows, shut off the car, restart it, and reopen the windows before > >> you > >> could continue. For some reason you would simply accept this. > >> ? Occasionally, executing a maneuver such as a left turn would cause > >> your car to shut down and refuse to restart, in which case you would > >> have > >> to reinstall the engine. > >> ? Macintosh would make a car that was powered by the sun, was > >> reliable, > >> five times as fast and twice as easy to drive - but would run on only > >> five percent of the roads. > >> ? The oil, water temperature, and alternator warning lights would > >> all be > >> replaced by a single "This Car Has Performed An Illegal Operation" > >> Warning light. > >> ? The airbag system would ask "Are you sure?" before deploying. > >> ? Occasionally, for no reason whatsoever, your car would lock you out > >> and refuse to let you in until you simultaneously lifted the door > >> handle, > >> turned the key and grabbed hold of the radio antenna. > >> ? Every time a new car was introduced car buyers would have to learn > >> how > >> to drive all over again, because none of the controls would operate in > >> the same manner as the old car. > >> ? You'd have to press the "Start" button to stop the car. " > > > > | The next meeting of the Louisville Computer Society will > | be August 24. The LCS Web page is <http://www.kymac.org>. > | List posting address: <mailto:macgroup at erdos.math.louisville.edu> > | List Web page: <http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup> > | The next meeting of the Louisville Computer Society will | be August 24. The LCS Web page is <http://www.kymac.org>. | List posting address: <mailto:macgroup at erdos.math.louisville.edu> | List Web page: <http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup>
