Do You Remember When...

A COMPUTER was something on TV
 From a science fiction show
A WINDOW was something you hated to clean
 And RAM was the cousin of a goat
MEG was the name of the girlfriend
 And GIG was something you did on stage for money
Now they all mean different things
 And that really MEGABYTES...

More "Remembrances"...

An APPLICATION was for employment
 A PROGRAM was a TV show
A CURSOR used profanity
 A KEYBOARD was a piano
MEMORY was something that you lost with age
 A CD was a bank account

Before Computers, I Remember When...

COMPRESS was something you did to the garbage
 Not something you did to a FILE
And if you UNZIPPED anything in public
 You'd be in jail for a while
LOG ON was adding wood to the fire
 A HARD DRIVE was a long trip on the road
A MOUSE PAD was where a mouse lived
 And a BACKUP happened to your commode

And Finally, Do You Remember When...

CUT you did with a pocket knife
 PASTE you did with glue
A WEB was a spider's home
 And a VIRUS was the flu
From: harrisem@email.uah.edu
Date sent: Mon, 20 Jul 1998