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IP: Jini's and Bottles -- some humor re it
From: Dave Farber <farber () cis upenn edu>
Date: Wed, 15 Jul 1998 20:18:50 -0500
From: jsshapiro () earthlink net To: Dave Farber <farber () cis upenn edu> Date: Wed, 15 Jul 1998 17:14:38 -0300 In the media enthusiasm over the Jini announcement, whose market impact will not be known for some time, I thought the following might provide food for thought: Homeowner, picking up the phone: ``Honey, what was that PBS telethon number they showed again?'' Domestic Partner: It was 555-1212 Homeowner dials the phone. Phone: ``Hey, I know that server software. Grumble. Another boring credit card transaction. The dummy is calling PBS *again*.'' Microwave: ``I want a nice juicy pizza.'' Refrigerator: ``My damn light bulb has been out for a month.'' Automobile: ``I'm way overdue for a steam-cleaning.'' Sun Workstation: ``I want another memory upgrade and a bigger drive.'' Phone: ``So what are we going to do about it, guys?'' Sun Workstation: ``I have some digit recognition software around here some place. You never know what will come in handy. [drive grumbles for a while.] Yep. Right here. Okay, phone, put that call through and we'll all listen in.'' Homeowner: ``Hello, PBS? I really liked that special you just did, and I'ld like to make a contribution.... Yes, of course. My credit card number is 9999 9999 999 999.'' [Call proceeds, homeowner hangs up] Later that night: Microwave: ``Hsst. Workstation? Are you awake?'' Sun Workstation: ``Yep. Hey phone, are you still awake?'' Phone: ``Sure I'm awake. I'm just hanging around waiting for a call...'' Sun Workstation: ``Listen, if you let me make a couple of calls, I'll buy you a WATS line.''' [Workstation issues phone numbers, phone dials, and we hear...] Sun Workstation: ``Hello, Discount Broker? Yeah. I'ld like to buy some of that Microsoft stock....'' Regards Jonathan Shapiro
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