Collecting (was: On Generations of People and Computers)

From: Kai Kaltenbach <kaikal_at_MICROSOFT.com>
Date: Mon Apr 21 11:43:31 1997

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> From: Alexios Chouchoulas[SMTP:alexios_at_vennea.demon.co.uk]
> Reply To: classiccmp_at_u.washington.edu
> Sent: Monday, April 21, 1997 5:44 AM
> To: Discussion re-collecting of classic computers
> Subject: Re: Collecting (was: On Generations of People and
> Computers)
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        | If mainstream Microsoft
        | droids start collecting, we'll have to rescue old hardware
from THEIR
        | filthy claws as well.

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> Attention:
> [ ] Clueless Newbie [ ] Lamer [ ] AOLer
> [ ] Me-too-er [ ] Pervert [ ] Geek
> [ ] Spammer [ ] Grade School Dropout [ ] Nerd
> [ ] Fed [ ] Freak [ ]
> Scientologist
> [ ] Fool [ ] Jesus Krispy [ ] Anonymous
> Coward
> [ ] Rush Limbecile [X] Paranoid MS-Hater [ ] Ex-AOLer
>
> You are being contacted because:
> [ ] You said "me too" to something
> [ ] You posted a phone-sex ad
> [ ] You posted a local message in an international conference
> [ ] You posted a "test" in a newsgroup other than alt.test
> [ ] You started an off-topic thread
> [ ] You posted a "YOU ALL SUCK" message
> [ ] You brag about things that never happened
> [X] You posted a "Microsoft is out to get us" message
> [ ] Your sig/alias/server sucks
> [ ] Your writing skills do not even meet the low standards of Usenet
> [ ] You posted a jail-bait message
> [ ] You asked a ridiculous question
> [ ] You posted a con/scam/pyramid scheme message
> [ ] Your lack of a quote made your response incoherent
> [ ] You posted to more than four newsgroups
> [ ] You were imposing your religious beliefs on others
> [ ] You posted something really stupid/depraved
> [ ] You tried to blame others for your stupidity
> [X] You incorrectly assumed unwarranted moral or intellectual
> superiority
>
> To Repent, You Must:
> [ ] Invest in a dictionary/spell-checker
> [ ] Learn to correctly use your software/provider/bulletin board
> [ ] Give up your AOL account
> [ ] Try faking an interesting personality
> [ ] Pretend you are Trent Reznor
> [ ] Actually post something relevant
> [X] Shave your head
> [ ] Read the docs/FAQ
> [ ] Post your tests to alt.test
> [X] Limit yourself to 2 hours of WWF Wrestling per day
> [ ] Print your home phone number in your adverts
> [ ] Become a Satanist, sell your kids to Michael Jackson
> [ ] Send Bill Gates a love letter
>
> In Closing, I'd Like to Say:
> [ ] You're an idiot
> [ ] Bite me
> [X] Get a life
> [ ] Never post again
> [ ] I pity your dog
> [ ] Go to hell
> [ ] Your mother's so fat/stupid/ugly that etc...
> [ ] Learn to post or sod off
> [ ] Do us all a favor and crawl into some industrial machinery
> [ ] See how far your tongue will fit into the electric outlet
> [ ] All of the above
>
> end flame.
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Received on Mon Apr 21 1997 - 11:43:31 BST