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<< 08/01/2003 >>

> WINDOWS 2000 TEXAS VERSION

>

> Dear Consumers:

> It has come to our attention that a few copies

> of the WINDOWS 2000 TEXAS

> EDITION may have accidentally been shipped

> outside of the state of Texas.

>

> If you have one of these, you may need some

> help understanding the commands.

>

> The TEXAS EDITION may be recognized by the

> unique opening screen. It reads:

> WINDERS 2000, with a background picture of

> Willie Nelson superimposed on the

> Alamo.

>

> Please also note:

>

> The Recycle Bin is labeled "Outhouse"

> My Computer is called "This Dern Contraption"

> Dial Up Networking is called "Good Ol' Boys"

> Control Panel is known as "The Dashboard"

> Hard Drive is referred to as "4-Wheel Drive"

> Floppies are "Them little ol' plastic thangs"

> Instead of an error message, "Duct tape" pops

> up

>

> CHANGES IN TERMINOLOGY IN TEXAS EDITION:

> Cancel............stopdat

> Reset..............try'er agin

> Yes..................yep

> No...................nope

> Find................hunt fer it

> Go to...............over yonder

> Back...............back yonder

> Help.................hep me out here

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

> Stop..................kwitit

> Start................crank'er up

> Settings............settins

> Programs..........stuff at duz stuff

> Documents.......stuff ah done did

>

> Also note that the TEXAS EDITION does not

> recognize capital letters or

> punctuation marks.

>

> Some programs that are exclusive to Winders

> 2000:

>

> Tiperiter.....................a word

> processing program

> Colerin' Book............a graphics program

> Cyferin' mersheen.....calculator

> Outhouse paper.........notepad

> Inner-net....................Microsoft

> Explorer 5.0

> Pitchers......................a graphics

> viewer

>

> We regret any inconvenience it may have caused

> if you received a copy of the

> TEXAS EDITION. You may return it to Microsoft

> for a replacement version.

>

> I hope this helps all ya'll!

>

>

>

> Billy Bob Gates

<< 08/01/2003 >>