ericf@inmet.UUCP (01/30/84)
#N:inmet:6600079:000:717 inmet!ericf Jan 29 14:53:00 1984 Here's something I found in the latest issue of "Sing Out!" (Vol. 30, #1), by Steven Levine. It's sung to the tune of "Modern Major General" of Gilbert & Sullivan fame: I've built a better model than the one at Data General For databases animal, vegetable, and mineral My OS handles CPU's with multiplexed duality My PL/I compiler shows impressive functionality My storage system's better than magnetic core polarity You needn't even bother checking out a bit for parity There isn't any reason to install non-static floor matting My disk drive has capactity for variable formatting Chorus: His disk drive has capacity for variable formatting... etc. (That's all they printed; they claim there's more) ----------
eich@uiucdcs.UUCP (eich ) (02/09/84)
#R:inmet:6600079:uiucdcs:10800028:000:502 uiucdcs!eich Feb 8 23:47:00 1984 /***** uiucdcs:net.music / inmet!ericf / 2:06 am Feb 2, 1984 */ Here's something I found in the latest issue of "Sing Out!" (Vol. 30, #1), by Steven Levine. It's sung to the tune of "Modern Major General" of Gilbert & Sullivan fame: I've built a better model than the one at Data General For databases animal, vegetable, and mineral /* ---------- */ This doesn't scan right if I remember correctly; should be "vegetable, animal, and mineral". Forgive the nit-picking. Brendan Eich uiucdcs!eich