FUNNY COMPUTER TERMS

 

 

 

 486 - The average IQ needed to understand a PC.

 State-of-the-art - Any computer you can't afford.

 Obsolete - Any computer you own.

 Microsecond - The time it takes for your state-of-the-art computer to become obsolete.

 G3 - Apple's new Macs that make you say "Gee, three times faster than the computer I bought for the same price a Microsecond ago."

 Syntax Error - Walking into a computer store and saying, "Hi, I want to buy a computer and money is no object."

 Hard Drive - The sales technique employed by computer salesmen, esp. after a Syntax Error.

 GUI - What your computer becomes after spilling your coffee on it. (pronounced "gooey")

 Keyboard - The standard way to generate computer errors.

 Mouse - An advanced input device to make computer errors easier to generate.

 Floppy - The state of your wallet after purchasing a computer.

 Portable Computer - A device invented to force businessmen to work at home, on vacation, and on business trips.

 Disk Crash - A typical computer response to any critical deadline.

 Power User - Anyone who can format a disk from DOS.

 System Update - A quick method of trashing ALL of your software.