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To: Tomato who wrote (10916)	8/4/1999 3:05:00 PM
From: Carol Putnam	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 62569

IF OPERATING SYSTEMS RAN THE AIRLINES > > _______________________________________ > > UNIX Airways > > Everyone brings one piece of the plane along when they come > to the airport. They all go out on the runway and put the > plane together piece by piece, arguing non-stop about what > kind of plane they are supposed to be building. > > Air DOS > > Everybody pushes the airplane until it glides, then they jump > on and let the plane coast until it hits the ground again. > Then they push again, jump on again, and so on ... > > Mac Airlines > > All the stewards, captains, baggage handlers, and ticket agents > look and act exactly the same. Every time you ask questions > about details, you are gently but firmly told that you don't > need to know, don't want to know, and everything will be done > for you without your ever having to know, so just shut up. > > Windows Air > > The terminal is pretty and colorful, with friendly stewards, > easy baggage check and boarding, and a smooth take-off. After > about 10 minutes in the air, the plane explodes with no warning > whatsoever. > > Windows NT Air > > Just like Windows Air, but costs more, uses much bigger planes, > and takes out all the other aircraft within a 40-mile radius > when it explodes. > > Linux Air > > Disgruntled employees of all the other OS airlines decide to > start their own airline. They build the planes, ticket counters, > and pave the runways themselves. They charge a small fee to > cover the cost of printing the ticket, but you can also download > and print the ticket yourself. When you board the plane, you > are given a seat, four bolts, a wrench and a copy of the > seat-HOWTO.html. Once settled, the fully adjustable seat is > very comfortable, the plan leaves and arrives on time without > a single problem, the in-flight meal is wonderful. You try to > tell customers of the other airlines about the great trip, but > all they can say is, "You had to do what with the seat?" >