02/08/24 Grif.Net - Computer Guide for Long Wisconsin Winters (part 1)
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[Dictionary to help you understand computer function and programming if you’re spending the winter in a cabin up Nort of Wisconsin. You’re welcome.].
Log On: Makin' the wood stove hotter.
Log Off: Don't add wood.
Monitor: Keep an eye on the wood stove.
Download: Gettin' the firewood off the pickup.
Mega Hertz: When yer not careful downloadin' (watch th' toes!)
Floppy Disk: Whacha get from pilin' too much firewood.
Disk Operating System: The equipment the Doc uses when you have a floppy disk.
RAM: The hydraulic thingy that makes the woodsplitter work.
Hard Drive: Gettin' home in mud season.
Prompt: What you wish the mail was in mud season.
Windows: What to shut when it's 30 below.
Screen: What you need for black fly season.
Byte: What black flies do.
Chip: What to munch on.
Micro Chip: What's left in the bag when the chips are gone.
[more tomorrow]
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Dr Bob Griffin
"Jesus Knows Me, This I Love!"
