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- A guide to Man-Machine Interface Terminology.
- ---------------------------------------------
- (From PC User magazine but they stole it off Cix so
- I guess it is more-or-less Public Domain.)
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- USER-FRIENDLY
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- C>DUR
- Command not found. Try retyping.
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- USER-HELPFUL
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- C>DUR
- I don't understand DUR. Do you mean DIR?
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- USER-UNFRIENDLY
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- C>DUR
- C>DUR
- C>DUR
- C>DUR
- C>DUR
- (Eventually you realise nothing is actually happening, or not as the case
- may be..)
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- USER-HOSTILE
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- C>DUR
- Ha! A mistake! I'm sure you meant to say FORMAT so that's what I'll do.
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- USER-INDIFFERENT
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- C>DUR
- DUR?
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- USER-PATRONISING
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- C>DUR
- Now, that's not quite right is it? Let's try again; this time, use the
- manual that the nice salesperson gave you when you bought me.
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- USER-OBSEQUIOUS
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- C>DUR
- I'm so very, very sorry but I don't understand that. I'm sure it was my
- fault, but if you would please try again I'll do my best.
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- USER-SARCASTIC
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- C>DUR
- Well, well, well. Look who's made a mistake then. Very unusual I don't think.
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- USER-INSULTING
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- C>DUR
- Sod off
- C>DIR
- Sod off
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- USER-SMUG
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- C>DUR
- No
- C>DOR
- Nope
- C>HELP
- No
- C>PLEASE
- Not unless you give me a 200Mb hard disk to live on.
- C>BASTARD
- Abuse will get you nowhere.
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- USER-ANALYTICAL
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- C>DUR
- What makes you say that?
- C>A TYPING MISTAKE
- How long have you been making these mistakes?
- C>BANANAS
- Do you like bananas?
- C>I LOVE THEM
- Why did you bring up the subject of love? (....and so on)
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- USER-McDONALD
-
- May I help you please?
- C>DUR
- I'm sorry, but that command is not available at this time. Have a nice day.
- C>DIR
- Will that be an MS-DOS directory?
- C>YES
- To read here, or for printout to take away?
- C>HERE
- Thank you. Have a nice day.
- (...several minutes later)
- No files on disk. Thank you. Please ask again. Have a nice day.
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- USER-MEGALOMANIAC
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- C>DUR
- Don't bother me with trivial requests, I'm busy.
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-
- 73's
- Allan
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- *** EOF
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