Computer Nerd: “Good
Afternoon Gentlemen. What can I help you
find today?”
Your Humble
Correspondent: “A laptop for my boy here.
Needs it for school.”
CN: “Right! Well, we have a nice selection right over
here. I suggest…”
YHC: “Ahem.
You were recommended to us as a place that might have some, er, special
items…”
CN: “We certainly serve a wide range of
customers, Sir. From those with rather
common place needs on up to those with, shall we say, discriminating tastes?”
YHC: “My first computer had a hard drive
capacity of 20 megabytes. That was
before you were born.”
CN: “I see.
Now, if you will just step over here.
Yes, behind that display. And
your voices, perhaps a bit of discretion would be in order..”
YHC: “So.
Do you have any?”
CN: “What you are looking for is very
difficult to find these days. Very
difficult indeed. But if you promise to
keep quiet about it I think we can make a satisfactory arrangement for you.”
YHC: “So you do have it then?”
CN: “Yes indeed. Here before you, in a world filled with gaudy
trash is a fine example of functional beauty.
A computer that will serve you without complaint or flaw. A reminder of an earlier, a simpler, yes I
will say it, a better time. Please give
it a good home, respect it and cherish it.”
And so it was that we bought one of the last Windows 7
computers on the – more or less – open market.
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