I think you will enjoy this it is funny and oh so true :-) Have a great day. -----Original Message----- From: Bill Burch <billbo@goodnet.com> To: Raquel 'rockie' Steen <raquelsteen@inficad.com>; Hal & Debbie Fish <porter@goodnet.com>; Barbara Kohl <bkohl@primenet.com>; Bill Van Ausdal <ChiefVan11@aol.com>; Jerry Deymonaz <jerld@deseretmail.com> Date: Monday, November 16, 1998 1:03 PM Subject: Remember when... >Remember When ... > > A computer was something on TV > from a science fiction show of note > a window was something you hated to clean... > And ram was the cousin of a goat.... > > Meg was the name of my girlfriend > and gig was a job for the nights > now they all mean different things > and that really mega bytes > > An application was for employment > a program was a TV show > a cursor used profanity > a keyboard was a piano > > Memory was something that you lost with age > a cd was a bank account > and if you had a 3 1/2" floppy > you hoped nobody found out > > Compress was something you did to the garbage > not something you did to a file > and if you unzipped anything in public > you'd be in jail for a while > > Log on was adding wood to the fire > hard drive was a long trip on the road > a mouse pad was where a mouse lived > and a backup happened to your commode > > Cut you did with a pocket knife > paste you did with glue > a web was a spider's home > and a virus was the flu > > I guess I'll stick to my pad and paper > and the memory in my head > I hear nobody's been killed in a computer crash > but when it happens they wish they were dead > > (I wish I knew who wrote that charming one! For now, lets > just say: Source: anonymous) > >Bill Burch > >BILLBOs Web Page: >"Words of Wisdom" LDS & Kids Links page: > >http://www.goodnet.com/~billbo/ldslinks.html > >ICQ UIN: 218484 >E-mail express: mailto:218484@pager.mirabilis.com > > >