KFC (was: Mark your calendars for VCF 4.0

From: James Willing <jimw_at_agora.rdrop.com>
Date: Wed Jun 21 21:25:33 2000

At 01:41 PM 6/21/00, you wrote:
>On Wed, 21 Jun 2000, James Willing wrote:
>
> > > TRIVIA QUESTION: What name did "Kentucky Fried Computers" change its
> name
> > > to?
> > > (hint: I'm asking $100 with local pickup for one of their
> > > post-namechange computers with the wood in good condition)
> >
> > Hmmm... if memory serves, that would have been 'Processor Technology',
> > and by association, the SOL Terminal Computer.
>
>Jim, I'm disappointed. You, of all nerds, should know the correct answer
>is Northstar Horizon. It's time to start taking a daily dose of Ginko
>Biloba :)
>
>P.S. This was also a Nerd Trivia Challenge question at VCF 2.0 and VCF
>1.0e ;)


Yeah... I'm properly embarrassed... It struck me about an hour or so
later... (d'oh!) Teach me to try to remember trivia when I'm trying to
recover from traveling to a weekend wedding...

Did not sound quite right... Guess I clicked into "Jeopardy" mode and just
locked on the 'wood' part... B^{

-jim

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