From Dobrica Pavlinusic on Mon, 23 Dec 1996 13:56:19 +0100 (MET)
If Operating Systems ran Airlines: DOS AIRLINES : Everyone pushes the airplane until it glides, then they jump on and let it coast until it hits the ground again, then they push again, jump on and so on. MAC AIRLINES: All the stewards,stewardesses,captains,baggage handlers and ticket agents look the same, act the same and talk the same. Every time you ask a question about details, you are told that you dont need to know, dont want to know and everything will be done for you without you having to know, so just shut up. OS/2 AIRLINES: To board the plane, you have your ticket stamped 10 different times by standing in 10 different lines. Then you fill out a form showing where you want to sit and whether it should look and feel like an ocean liner, a passenger train or a bus. WINDOWS AIRLINES: The airport terminal is nice and colourful, with friendly stewards and stewardesses, easy access to the plane and an uneventful takeoff. Then at 23,000', the plane blows up without any warning whatsoever. NT AIRLINES: Everyone marches out onto the runway, they say the password in unison and form the outline of a airplane. Then they all sit down and make a whooshing sound like they're flying. UNIX AIRLINES: Everyone brings one piece of the plane with them when they come to the airport. They all go out on the runway and put the plane together, piece by piece, arguing constantly about what kind of plane they're buildingWatch out for more...