A MAINER'S GUIDE TO COMPUTER LINGO

A MAINER'S GUIDE TO COMPUTER LINGO

(some may be a little obsolete) (like me)

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 HURTZ, when yor' not careful downloadin' (watch the toes)

FLOPPY DISK, What you get from pilin' too much firewood

RAM, the hydrolic thingy that makes the woodspliter work

ENTER, C'mon in!

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 fly's do

CHIP, what to munch on

MICRO CHIP, What's left in the bag when the chips are gone

MODEM, What you did to the field

DOT MATRIX, Farmer Matrix's wife

LAP TOP, Where the little kids feel comfy

KEYBOARD, Where to hang your keys

SOFTWARE, Them plastic eatin' utensils

MOUSE, What eats the horses' grain in the barn

MAIN FRAME,  The part of the barn that holds the roof up

PORT, Where you park your lobster boat

HARD DRIVE, Gettin' home in mud season

RANDOM ACCESS MEMORY, You can't remember how much that new rifle costs when your wife asks

Submitted by: 

Dot Fitzgerald

  A Mainer