[H-GEN] [Fwd: Acronyms & Meaning]

[Laurence J. Rietberg]

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>> Here is a humorous list of acronyms decoded
"from the Fred Langa newsletter (free newsletter:get it at fred at langa.com)"

>> PCMCIA: People Can't Memorise Computer Industry Acronyms
>> APPLE: Arrogance Produces Profit-Losing Entity
>> SCSI: System Can't See It
>> DOS: Defective Operating System
>> BASIC: Bill's Attempt to Seize Industry Control
>> IBM: I Blame Microsoft
>> DEC: Do Expect Cuts
>> CD-ROM: Consumer Device - Rendered Obsolete in Months
>> WWW: World Wide Wait
>> MACINTOSH: Most Applications Crash; If Not, The  Operating System Hangs
>> PENTIUM: Produces Erroneous Numbers Thru Incorrect Understanding of
>> Mathematics
>> MIPS: Meaningless Indication of Processor Speed
>> WINDOWS: Will Install Needless Data On Whole System
>> MICROSOFT: Most Intelligent Customers Realize Our Software Only Fools
>> Teenagers
>> RISC: Reduced Into Silly Code
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