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To: Hunter Vann who wrote (7139)	2/8/1999 11:30:00 AM
From: Cameron Dorey	Respond to of 10072

"Wasn't there a mention of this a while back? cbs.marketwatch.com. " From Article: "Net users to get free PCs Free-PC Inc. Monday said it will offer consumers a free Compaq (CPQ) personal computer, free Internet access and e-mail if they agree to receive targeted advertising on the desktop. [snip]" Well, I guess I'd better sell my CPQ now, before word of this gets out. If Compaq is giving away PC's, it'll never make another dime, and is headed for the dung heap. And Compaq doesn't even have disks to make up the money which it is losing by giving away the PC's. Cameron (A bit longer than usual at the end here) "Technology for Country Folk... > > 1. LOG ON: Makin a wood stove hotter. > 2. LOG OFF: Don't add no more wood. > 3. MONITOR: Keepin an eye on the wood stove. > 4. DOWNLOAD: Gettin the farwood off the truk. > 5. MEGA HERTZ: When yer not kerful gettin the farwood. > 6. FLOPPY DISC: Whatcha git from tryin to carry too much > farwood. > 7. RAM: That thar thing whut splits the farwood. > 8. HARD DRIVE: Gettin home in the winter time. > 9. PROMPT: Whut the mail ain't in the winter time. > 10. WINDOWS: Whut to shut wen it's cold outside. > 11. SCREEN: Whut to shut wen it's blak fly season. > 12. BYTE: Whut them dang flys do. > 13. CHIP: Munchies fer the TV. > 14. MICRO CHIP: Whut's in the bottom of the munchie bag. > 15. MODEM: Whut cha did to the hay fields. > 16. DOT MATRIX: Old Dan Matrix's wife. > 17. LAP TOP: Whar the kitty sleeps. > 18. KEYBOARD: Whar ya hang the dang keys. > 19. SOFTWARE: Them dang plastic forks and knifs. > 20. MOUSE: Whut eats the grain in the barn. > 21. MAINFRAME: Holds up the barn roof. > 22. PORT: Fancy Flatlander wine > 23. ENTER: Northerner talk fer "C'mon in y'all" > 24. RANDOM ACCESS MEMORY: Wen ya cain't 'member whut ya > paid fer the rifle when yore wife asks. > 25. MOUSE PAD: That hippie talk fer the rat hole."