For Those Over 30

[cabinetman]

A computer was something on TV
From a science fiction show of note
A window was something you hated to clean
And ram was the cousin of a goat.

Meg was the name of my girlfriend
And gig was a job for the nights
Now they all mean different things
And that really mega bites.

An application was for employment
A program was a TV show
A curser used profanity
A keyboard was a piano.

Memory was something that you lost with age
A CD was a bank account
And if you had a 3 inch floppy
You hoped nobody found out.

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 awhile.

Log on was adding wood to the fire
Hard drive was a long trip on the road
A mouse pad was where a mouse lived
And a back up happened to your commode.

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.

I guess I'll stick to my pad and paper
And the memory in my head
I hear nobody's been killed in a computer crash
But when it happens, they'll wish they were dead.

Author Unknown
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[crokett]

"A curser used profanity" is still true. But a cursor is the blinking line on your monitor.

[cabinetman]

"A curser used profanity" is still true. But a cursor is the blinking line on your monitor.

The spelling was "curser". Breaking News: A "cursor" could also be an arrowhead, or the hand with a pointing finger, or a variety of other options.
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[Mr__Bill]

"A curser used profanity" is still true. But a cursor is the blinking line on your monitor.

Ah C-man, I do believe this is but a precursor of things to come from these young whippersnappers


Bill, over here on the big ocean

[crokett]

The spelling was "curser". Breaking News: A "cursor" could also be an arrowhead, or the hand with a pointing finger, or a variety of other options.
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I'm not saying you spelled it incorrectly, just that original author did, unless of course you are the original author. A cursor could be a lot of other things, this is true. But in old-school DOS (and most command lines today) by default it is a blinking line. Besides which, whatever it actually is, in reference to computers it is spelled "cursor".

[crokett]

Ah C-man, I do believe this is but a precursor of things to come from these young whippersnappers


Bill, over here on the big ocean

Oh and I am over 30. I am closer to 40 than 30 actually.

[cabinetman]

I'm not saying you spelled it incorrectly, just that original author did, unless of course you are the original author.

The word (curser) is spelled correctly. For its use in this poem, as one who curses, or swears. I'm happy to explain the poem to ya. As for the author, that person is unknown as stated at the bottom of the poem. You might have missed that.
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[germdoc]

Interestingly here is older definition of "cursor": "the sliding part of a slide rule or other measuring instrument". Brings back memories...at least a coupla kilobytes worth...

[cabinetman]

Interestingly here is older definition of "cursor": "the sliding part of a slide rule or other measuring instrument". Brings back memories...at least a coupla kilobytes worth...

Let us not forget the indicator line for measure on fence rails, spelled "cursor".
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[crokett]

The word (curser) is spelled correctly. For its use in this poem, as one who curses, or swears.

True. It is spelled correctly but applied incorrectly. A better poem would have used the word cursor and one of its other definitions. Anyway I guess you missed the in my original post. I was just funnin'.

[cabinetman]

True. It is spelled correctly but applied incorrectly. A better poem would have used the word cursor and one of its other definitions.

I disagree...the word was applied correctly. In understanding the context, it's how the word sounds when spoken, not spelled. Although the spelling differed, it was appropriate for the meaning of the passage. I hope this clears up your confusion.

Anyway I guess you missed the in my original post. I was just funnin'.

I didn't miss it.
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[Rich P]

Actually, a "computer cursor" was a blinking or not, solid square or underline, image that appeared on the old dumb terminal CRTs hooked up to mainframe computers. It showed where whatever character you typed was going to appear on the screen. I believe the "mouse cursor" is actually called a "pointer", not to be confused with hunting dogs!

In those days DOS was an IBM mainframe operating system for smaller machines. The really big iron ran OS (aka OZ) which evolved in OS/MVS (for Multiple Virtual Systems). What goes around comes back...now "virtualization" is all the range for microprocessor based servers.

[BobSch]

Oh and I am over 30. I am closer to 40 than 30 actually.

So am I, but from the far side.

[bruce hylton]

Absorb the literary license.

[crokett]

What goes around comes back...now "virtualization" is all the range for microprocessor based servers.

Yup. A good number of my customers have entire datacenters that consist of VMWare servers that areeach hosting multiple instances of Windows and Linux servers. It is a way to consolidate half a dozen servers on to a single one. you need less power, cooling, cabling, etc that way.