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Somewhat OT; Considering that you are all using a DOS application in a Windows world, I thought you would enjoy the following



 

 


Subject: funny

>                               For all of us who feel only the deepest love
> and affection for the way computers have enhanced our lives, read on.
>
>
>                               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 $25 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
> (and I just love this part ):
>
>                               1. For no reason whatsoever, your car would
> crash....   Twice a day.
>
>                               2. Every time they repainted the lines in
> the road, you would have to buy a new car.
>
>                               3. Occasionally your car would die on the
> freeway for no reason. You would have to pull 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.
>
>                               4. 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.
>
>                               5. 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.
>
>                               6. The oil, water temperature, and
> alternator warning lights would all be replaced by a single 'This Car Has
> Performed An Illegal Operation' warning light.
>
>                                  I love the next one !!!
>
>                               7. The airbag system would ask 'Are you
> sure?' before deploying.
>
>                               8. 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.
>
>                               9. 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.
>
>                               10. You'd have to press the  'Start'  button
> to turn the engine off!
>
>                               PS - I'd like to add that when all else
> fails, you could call 'customer service' in some foreign country and be
> instructed in some foreign language how to fix your car yourself !!!!
>
>                               Please share this with your friends who
> love - but sometimes hate - their computer!


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