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To: John Messbauer who wrote (1060)	12/24/1998 12:39:00 AM
From: CraigMeister	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 2733

Minnesotan Guide to Computer Lingo Da Minnesota people have deer own language Vee gotta lern dat computer lingo.Dis mite help. LOG ON: making da vood stove hotter LOG OFF: don't add da vood MONITOR: keep an eye on da vood stove MEGAHERTZ: vhen a big log drops on your bare foot in da morning FLOPPY DISK: vhat ya get from piling too much vood RAM: da hydraulic ting dat makes da voodsplitter vork DRIVE: getting home during most of da vinter PROMPT: vhat ya vish da mail vas during da snow season ENTER: come on in WINDOWS: vhat ya shut vhen it gets 10 below SCREEN: vhat is a must during black fly season CHIP: vhat ya munch during da Vikings game MICROCHIP: vhat's left in da bag vhen da chips are gone MODEM: vhat ya did to da hay fields last July DOT MATRIX: Eino Matrix's wife LAP TOP: vhere da grandkids sit KEYBOARD: vhere ya supposed to put da keys so da Missus can find dem SOFTWARE: da plastic picnic utensils, ya? MOUSE: vhat leaves dem little turds in da cupboard MAINFRAME: da part of da sauna dat holds up da roof PORT: vhere da commercial fishin boats dock RANDOM ACCESS MEMORY: vhen ya can't remember how much ya spent on da new deer rifle vhen da vife asks about it