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Glossary of PC Terms
It says:
"Press Any Key"
It means:
"Press any key you like but I'm not moving."
It says:
"Press A Key"
It means:
(This one's a programmers joke. Nothing happens unless you press the "A" key.)
It says:
"Fatal Error. Please contact technical support quoting error no. 1A4-2546512430E"
It means:
"... where you will be kept on hold for 40 minutes, only to be told that it's a hardware problem."
It says:
"Installing program to C:\<Directory>...."
It means:
"... and I'll also be writing a few files into c:\windows and c:\windows\system where you'll NEVER find them."
It says:
"Please insert disk 11"
It means:
"Because I know darn well there are only 10 disks."
It says:
"Cannot read from drive D:...."
It means:
"... However, if you put the CD in right side up..."
It says:
"Please Wait...."
It means:
"... Indefinitely."
It says:
"Directory does not exist...."
It means:
".... any more. Whoops."
It says:
"The application caused an error. Choose Ignore or Close."
It means:
"....Makes no difference to me, you're still not getting your work back."
It says:
"Press Any Key"
It means:
"Press any key you like but I'm not moving."
It says:
"Press A Key"
It means:
(This one's a programmers joke. Nothing happens unless you press the "A" key.)
It says:
"Fatal Error. Please contact technical support quoting error no. 1A4-2546512430E"
It means:
"... where you will be kept on hold for 40 minutes, only to be told that it's a hardware problem."
It says:
"Installing program to C:\<Directory>...."
It means:
"... and I'll also be writing a few files into c:\windows and c:\windows\system where you'll NEVER find them."
It says:
"Please insert disk 11"
It means:
"Because I know darn well there are only 10 disks."
It says:
"Cannot read from drive D:...."
It means:
"... However, if you put the CD in right side up..."
It says:
"Please Wait...."
It means:
"... Indefinitely."
It says:
"Directory does not exist...."
It means:
".... any more. Whoops."
It says:
"The application caused an error. Choose Ignore or Close."
It means:
"....Makes no difference to me, you're still not getting your work back."