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Arvon 10-09-2003 11:02 AM

What These Computer Acronyms Really Mean

* WWW = World Wide Wait

* ISDN = It Still Does Nothing

* SCSI = System Can't See It

* DOS = Defective Operating System

* IBM = I Blame Microsoft

* PENTIUM = Produces Erroneous Numbers Through Incorrect Understanding Of Mathematics

* BASIC = Bill's Attempt to Sieze Industry Control

* APPLE = Arrogance Produces Profit-Losing Entity

* CD-ROM = Consumer Device - Rendered Obsolete Monthly

* COBOL = Completely Obsolete Business-Orientated Language

* AMIGA = A Merely Insignificant Game Addiction

* MIPS = Meaningless Indicator of Processor Speed

* WINDOWS = Will Install Needless Data On Whole System

* MACINTOSH = Most Applications Crash If Not The Operating System Hangs

* MICROSOFT = Most Intelligent Customers Realize Our Software Only Fools Teens

* PCMCIA = People Can't Memorize Computer Industry Acronyms

dplax 10-09-2003 11:10 AM

LOL some of them were quite good. Favourite ones:
WWW, PENTIUM, MICROSOFT

RoSs_bg2_rox 10-09-2003 11:41 AM

ROTFLMAO!

Calaethis Dragonsbane 10-09-2003 12:19 PM

lol. Did you make those up yourself? ;)

Timber Loftis 10-09-2003 12:32 PM

PCMCIA and WINDOWS were the best. Erm.... but Windblows isn't an acronymn. [img]graemlins/readingbook.gif[/img]

Raistlin Majere 10-09-2003 12:51 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Timber Loftis:
Erm.... but Windblows isn't an acronymn. [img]graemlins/readingbook.gif[/img]
...? meaning what?

Arvon 10-09-2003 12:53 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Calaethis Dragonsbane:
lol. Did you make those up yourself? ;)
Nope! Found them at some humor site.

VulcanRider 10-09-2003 01:52 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Timber Loftis:
PCMCIA and WINDOWS were the best. Erm.... but Windblows isn't an acronymn. [img]graemlins/readingbook.gif[/img]
It is now ! !

Paladin2000 10-09-2003 01:57 PM

I saw something quite similar, except:

IBM = I Blame Microsoft, I Buy Macintosh. [img]graemlins/hehe.gif[/img]


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