Original Usenet thread from alt.ascii-art, started 13 May 2002.
[comic] First computer lesson
alt.ascii-art
· 2 messages · 13 May 2002 - 14 May 2002
I just got my first computer. That's great.
What did you get?
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A Pentium III-450, with That's a good system
128 Megs of RAM, a 10 Gig for a beginner.
hard drive, and a 48X CD-ROM.
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But I don't know what You will in time.
any of it means! ,
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That's why you're here. Oh?
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I heard that you are Well, I don't know...
a real computer expert.
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Yes-sir-ee. You know Really?
your stuff. And you're
going to train me. ,
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Uh huh. Right, I'm ready O.K. What do want to know?
for my first lesson.
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I'm having no problem turning That's true.
it on, but I heard that you
should be very careful how
you turn it off.
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So, here I am working on my Well, first you press
new computer and I want to the Start button, and then...
turn it off. What do I do?
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No, I told you, I want I know, you press
to turn it off. the Start button...
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Wait a second. I want to turn I did.
it OFF. I know how to start it.
So tell me what to do.
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When? When I told you to
press the Start button.
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Why should I press To shut off the computer.
the Start button?
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I press Start to stop? Well Start doesn't actually
stop the computer.
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I knew it! Start.
So what do I press?
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Start what? Start button.
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Start button to do what? SHUT DOWN!
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You don't have to get rude! No, no, no!
That's not what I meant.
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Then say what you mean. To shut down the
computer, press...
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Don't say, "Start!" Then what do you want me to say?
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Look, if I want to turn off But that's what you do.
the computer, I am willing to
press the Stop button, the
End button and Cease and
Desist button, but no one in
their right mind presses the
Start to Stop.
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And you probably Go at Don't be ridiculous.
Stop signs, and Stop at
green lights. ,
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I'M BEING RIDICULOUS? What are you talking about?
Well! I think it's about
time we started this
conversation.
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I'm starting this
conversation right now.
Good-bye!
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T H E E N D
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