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Newer page: version 7 Last edited on Thursday, December 22, 2011 7:31:19 pm by AristotlePagaltzis
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-"A Grandchild 's Guide to Using Grandpa 's Computer" - Gene Ziegler  
+''Dr Seuss Explains Why Computers Sometimes Crash...''  
  
-Bits Bytes Chips Clocks %%%  
-Bits in bytes on chips in box. %%%  
-Bytes with bits and chips with clocks. %%%  
-Chips in box on ether-docks. %%%  
-Chips with bits come. Chips with bytes come. %%%  
-Chips with bits and bytes and clocks come. %%%  
+If a packet hits a pocket on a socket on a port,  
+<br> and the bus is interrupted at a very last resort,  
+<br>and the access of the memory makes your floppy disk abort,  
+<br>then the socket packet pocket has an error to report!  
  
-Look , sir. Look, sir. read the book , sir. %%%  
-Let's do tricks with bits and bytes , sir. %%%  
-Let 's do tricks with chips and clocks , sir. %%%  
+If your cursor finds a menu item followed by a dash ,  
+<br>and the double-clicking icon puts your window in the trash ,  
+<br> and your data is corrupted cause the index doesn't hash ,  
+<br>then your situation 's hopeless , and your system's gunna crash!  
  
-First , I'll make a quick trick bit stack. %%%  
-Then I 'll make a quick trick byte stack. %%%  
-You can make a quick trick chip stack. %%%  
-You can make a quick trick clock stack. %%%  
+If the label on the cable on the table at your house ,  
+<br>says the network is connected to the button on your mouse,  
+<br>but your packets want to tunnel to another protocol,  
+<br>that 's repeatedly rejected by the printer down the hall,  
+<br>and your screen is all distorted by the side effects of gauss,  
+<br>so your icons in your window are as wavy as a souse,  
+<br>then you may as well reboot and go out with a bang,  
+<br>because as sure as I'm a poet, the sucker's gunna hang!  
  
-And here 's a new trick on the scene. %%%  
-Bits in bytes for your machine . %%%  
-Bytes in words to fill your screen. %%%  
+When the copy of your floppy 's getting sloppy in the disk,  
+<br>and the macro code instructions cause unnecessary risk,  
+<br>then you'll have to flash the memory and you'll want to RAM your ROM .  
+<br>Quickly turn off the computer and be sure to tell your mom!  
  
-Now we come to ticks and tocks, sir. %%%  
-Try to say this by the clock, sir. %%%  
+—''Gene Ziegler''  
  
-Clocks on chips tick . %%%  
-Clocks on chips tock . %%%  
-Eight byte bits tick . %%%  
-Eight bit bytes tock . %%%  
-Clocks on chips with eight bit bytes tick . %%%  
-Chips with clocks and eight byte bits tock . %%%  
+''Excerpt from [A Grandchild's Guide to Using Grandpa's Computer | http://www .geneziegler .com/clocktower/DrSeuss .html] .  
+<br>See also his [Hang the Information Highwayman! | http://www .geneziegler.com/clocktower/Highwayman .html]''  
  
-%%%  
-Here's an easy game to play. %%%  
-Here's an easy thing to say.... %%%  
-  
-If a packet hits a pocket on a socket on a port, %%%  
-and the bus is interrupted as a very last resort, %%%  
-and the address of the memory makes your floppy disk abort %%%  
-then the socket packet pocket has an error to report! %%%  
-If your cursor finds a menu item followed by a dash, %%%  
-and the double -clicking icon puts your window in the trash, %%%  
-and your data is corrupted cause the index doesn't hash, %%%  
-then your situation's hopeless, and your system's gunna crash. %%%  
-  
-You can't say this? What a shame, sir! %%%  
-We'll find you another game, sir. %%%  
-  
-If the label on the cable on the table at your house %%%  
-says the network is connected to the button on your mouse, %%%  
-but your packets want to tunnel on another protocol, %%%  
-that's repeatedly rejected by the printer down the hall, %%%  
-and your screen is all distorted by the side -effects of gauss, %%%  
-so your icons in the window are as wavy as a souse, %%%  
-then you may as well reboot and go out with a bang, %%%  
-cause as sure as I'm a poet, the sucker's gunna hang! %%%  
-  
-When the copy of your floppy's getting sloppy on the disk, %%%  
-and the microcode instructions cause unnecessary risc, %%%  
-then you have to flash your memory %%%  
-and you'll want to RAM your ROM. %%%  
-quickly turn off your computer and be sure to tell your mom! %%%  
-  
-%%%  
-[http://www.geneziegler.com/clocktower/DrSeuss.html]  
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-Also see; [http://www.geneziegler.com/clocktower/Highwayman.html]  
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