Category: Computer

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 technology like the computer industry has, we would all be driving twenty-five dollar cars that got 1000 miles to the gallon.”In response to Bill’s comments, GM issued a press release…

In the interests of providing a better service, your friendly Tech Support department has the following tips:When your computer crashes or something doesn't work, don't write anything down. We can play back the error messages from here.When a tech says he's coming right over, go for coffee. It's nothing to us to remember 481 screen…

You must first remove the plastic cover. By doing so you agree to accept and honor Microsoft rights to all TV dinners. You may not give anyone else a bite of your dinner (which would constitute an infringement of Microsoft's rights). You may, however, let others smell and look at your dinner and are encouraged…

If a packet hits a pocket on a socket on a port,And the bus is interrupted (as a very last resort)And the address of the memory makes your floppy disk abortThe socket packet pocket has an error to report.If your cursor finds a menu item followed by a dashAnd the double clicking icons put your…

Once upon a midnight dreary, fingers cramped and vision bleary,Systems manuals piled high and wasted paper on the floor,Longing for the warmth of bed sheets,Still I sat there doing spreadsheets:Having reached the bottom line, I took a floppy from the drawer.Typing with steady hand, I then invoked the SAVE command,and waited for the disk to…

REDMOND (BNN)—World leaders reacted with stunned silence as Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) conducted an underground nuclear test at a secret facility in eastern Washington state.  The device, exploded at 9:22 am PDT (1622 GMT/12:22 pm EDT) today, was timed to coincide with talks between Microsoft and the US Department of Justice over possible antitrust action."Microsoft is…