I always felt as though I didn't really belong here because you guys seem to
know so much more than me, imagine my suprise when I got a 31.16371% - Total
Geek on this test!
Andrew Strouse
( kittstr_at_access-4-free.com )
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ian Primus" <ian_primus_at_yahoo.com>
To: <dwoyciesjes_at_comcast.net>; "General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic
Posts" <cctalk_at_classiccmp.org>
Sent: Tuesday, November 04, 2003 8:35 PM
Subject: Re: The Geek Test...
>
> On Tuesday, November 4, 2003, at 02:20 PM, David Woyciesjes wrote:
>
> > How many of you have seen this one?
> > http://www.innergeek.us/geek.html
> >
> > I only got a 7.88955% result...
> >
> > --
> > --- Dave Woyciesjes
> > --- ICQ# 905818
>
> Heh, I got 47.92899% - Super Geek. I've also got a few more things that
> should be on the list...
>
> - You have at least one computer that is more than 10 years old.
> ...on the internet.
> ...that you use daily.
> - You have more than ten different types of magnetic media.
> ...not including audio or video media.
> - You have some 8" floppies.
> ...and a computer that uses them.
> - The lights dim when you turn on one of your computers.
> ...or send something to your printer.
> - The keyboard on your most powerful computer is more than ten years
> old, and the computer is new.
> - You know the exact formatted capacity for more than three types of
> media.
> ...and unformatted.
> - You have an Atari 2600.
> ...and you have rolled the score on Asteroids
> ...twice or more.
> - You have repaired things that others have deemed unfixable.
> ...on many occasions.
> - The people at Radio Shack know you by name.
> - You know what a 7404 does.
> - There are at least four empty cans from a caffeinated beverage on
> your desk.
> - You have a computer that won't fit through the door.
> - You have ever recorded Star Trek on Umatic tape for better picture
> quality.
> - Your car has at least four extra computer parts in it.
> - You moved to another state, and one large moving van was filled
> entirely with computers.
> - You know _exactly_ what causes a vertical line down the center of the
> screen on a compact mac.
> - During a power outage, you rigged an Atari to run off batteries and
> used it with a battery powered TV.
>
>
> The sad thing is that all of those apply to me...
>
> Ian Primus
> ian_primus_at_yahoo.com
>
>
Received on Wed Nov 05 2003 - 18:02:25 GMT