ericc@d.cs.okstate.edu (CLONINGER ERIC HEN) (03/15/91)
The little red dot just sat there. A little to the left. Up a half an inch. There. Pull, slowwwwly. BOOM!!! "Damn", screamed the operator of the 6 inch nickel plated Smith .44 Magnum, as the force of the detonation forced the barrel up an inch. The resulting explosion of dirt showed that the hollow- point slug missed the target by a foot or more. "Humph", he thought, "a laser sight doesn't make one an instant marksman." Five more such occurrences happened until, in disgust, he gave his companion the over-powered weapon and picked up his old "friend"--a Smith 9 mm semi. Two muted exhalations and the target was grossly disfigured, never to annoy him again. Thus was the fitting end to the monitor that I took out of my aging Macintosh. It had been complaining for some time until in a fit of passion, it gave out during one of those crucial periods. I just looked at the twisted mass of alloys and glass and realized that this is the best way to get rid of unneeded equipment and relieve frustration at the same time. Maybe I could start a service for people with Apple III's, Osbornes, PC Jr.s, Kaypros, VAX 750's, PC XT's, and anything made by Tandy--just send me the outdated equipment, and I'll send back a video tape of us destroying it with heavy ordnance. All of it legal--of course. Cheers, Eric