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You have to be old enough to remember Abbott and Costello, and too
old to REALLY understand computers, to fully appreciate this. For those of us
who sometimes get flustered by our computers, please read on...
If Bud
Abbott and Lou Costello were alive today, their infamous sketch, 'Who's on
First?' might have turned out something like this:
COSTELLO CALLS TO BUY
A COMPUTER FROM ABBOTT
ABBOTT: Super Duper computer store. Can I help
you?
COSTELLO: Thanks I'm setting up an office in my den and I'm thinking
about buying a computer.
ABBOTT: Mac?
COSTELLO: No, the name's
Lou.
ABBOTT: Your computer?
COSTELLO: I don't own a computer. I
want to buy one.
ABBOTT: Mac?
COSTELLO: I told you, my name's
Lou.
ABBOTT: What about Windows?
COSTELLO: Why? Will it get
stuffy in here?
ABBOTT: Do you want a computer with
Windows?
COSTELLO: I don't know. What will I see when I look at the
windows?
ABBOTT: Wallpaper.
COSTELLO: Never mind the windows. I
need a computer and software.
ABBOTT: Software for
Windows?
COSTELLO: No. On the computer! I need something I can use to
write proposals, track expenses and run my business. What do you
have?
ABBOTT: Office.
COSTELLO: Yeah, for my office. Can you
recommend anything?
ABBOTT: I just did.
COSTELLO: You just did
what?
ABBOTT: Recommend something.
COSTELLO: You recommended
something?
ABBOTT: Yes.
COSTELLO: For my office?
ABBOTT:
Yes.
COSTELLO: OK, what did you recommend for my office?
ABBOTT:
Office.
COSTELLO: Yes, for my office!
ABBOTT: I recommend Office
with Windows.
COSTELLO: I already have an office with windows! OK, let's
just say I'm sitting at my computer and I want to type a proposal. What do I
need?
ABBOTT: Word.
COSTELLO: What word?
ABBOTT: Word in
Office.
COSTELLO: The only word in office is office.
ABBOTT: The
Word in Office for Windows.
COSTELLO: Which word in office for windows?
ABBOTT: The Word you get when you click the blue 'W'.
COSTELLO:
I'm going to click your blue 'w' if you don't start with some straight answers.
What about financial bookkeeping? You have anything I can track my money with?
ABBOTT: Money.
COSTELLO: That's right. What do you
have?
ABBOTT: Money.
COSTELLO: I need money to track my
money?
ABBOTT: It comes bundled with your computer.
COSTELLO:
What's bundled with my computer?
ABBOTT: Money.
COSTELLO: Money
comes with my computer?
ABBOTT: Yes. No extra charge...
COSTELLO:
I get a bundle of money with my computer? How much?
ABBOTT: One
copy.
COSTELLO: Isn't it illegal to copy money?
ABBOTT: Microsoft
gave us a license to copy Money.
COSTELLO: They can give you a license to
copy money?
ABBOTT: Why not? THEY OWN IT!
(A few days
later)
ABBOTT: Super Duper computer store. Can I help you?
COSTELLO: How do I turn my computer off?
ABBOTT: Click on
'START'.............
You have to be old enough to remember Abbott and Costello, and too
old to REALLY understand computers, to fully appreciate this. For those of us
who sometimes get flustered by our computers, please read on...
If Bud
Abbott and Lou Costello were alive today, their infamous sketch, 'Who's on
First?' might have turned out something like this:
COSTELLO CALLS TO BUY
A COMPUTER FROM ABBOTT
ABBOTT: Super Duper computer store. Can I help
you?
COSTELLO: Thanks I'm setting up an office in my den and I'm thinking
about buying a computer.
ABBOTT: Mac?
COSTELLO: No, the name's
Lou.
ABBOTT: Your computer?
COSTELLO: I don't own a computer. I
want to buy one.
ABBOTT: Mac?
COSTELLO: I told you, my name's
Lou.
ABBOTT: What about Windows?
COSTELLO: Why? Will it get
stuffy in here?
ABBOTT: Do you want a computer with
Windows?
COSTELLO: I don't know. What will I see when I look at the
windows?
ABBOTT: Wallpaper.
COSTELLO: Never mind the windows. I
need a computer and software.
ABBOTT: Software for
Windows?
COSTELLO: No. On the computer! I need something I can use to
write proposals, track expenses and run my business. What do you
have?
ABBOTT: Office.
COSTELLO: Yeah, for my office. Can you
recommend anything?
ABBOTT: I just did.
COSTELLO: You just did
what?
ABBOTT: Recommend something.
COSTELLO: You recommended
something?
ABBOTT: Yes.
COSTELLO: For my office?
ABBOTT:
Yes.
COSTELLO: OK, what did you recommend for my office?
ABBOTT:
Office.
COSTELLO: Yes, for my office!
ABBOTT: I recommend Office
with Windows.
COSTELLO: I already have an office with windows! OK, let's
just say I'm sitting at my computer and I want to type a proposal. What do I
need?
ABBOTT: Word.
COSTELLO: What word?
ABBOTT: Word in
Office.
COSTELLO: The only word in office is office.
ABBOTT: The
Word in Office for Windows.
COSTELLO: Which word in office for windows?
ABBOTT: The Word you get when you click the blue 'W'.
COSTELLO:
I'm going to click your blue 'w' if you don't start with some straight answers.
What about financial bookkeeping? You have anything I can track my money with?
ABBOTT: Money.
COSTELLO: That's right. What do you
have?
ABBOTT: Money.
COSTELLO: I need money to track my
money?
ABBOTT: It comes bundled with your computer.
COSTELLO:
What's bundled with my computer?
ABBOTT: Money.
COSTELLO: Money
comes with my computer?
ABBOTT: Yes. No extra charge...
COSTELLO:
I get a bundle of money with my computer? How much?
ABBOTT: One
copy.
COSTELLO: Isn't it illegal to copy money?
ABBOTT: Microsoft
gave us a license to copy Money.
COSTELLO: They can give you a license to
copy money?
ABBOTT: Why not? THEY OWN IT!
(A few days
later)
ABBOTT: Super Duper computer store. Can I help you?
COSTELLO: How do I turn my computer off?
ABBOTT: Click on
'START'.............
