[Year 12 IT Apps] Bud and Lou on computers

[geoffmoss37 at bigpond.com]

Just a bit of a relief . . . . 

If Bud Abbott and Lou Costello were alive today, their famous sketch, 'Who's on  First?' might have turned out something like this: 

COSTELLO  CALLS TO BUY A COMPUTER FROM ABBOTT 

ABBOTT:  Super Duper computer store. Can I help you? 

COSTELLO: Thanks. I'm  setting up an office in my den and I'm thinking about buying a computer.   

ABBOTT: Mac? 

COSTELLO: No, the name's Lou. 

ABBOTT:  Your computer? 

COSTELLO: I don't own a computer. I want to buy  one. 

ABBOTT: Mac? 

COSTELLO: I told you, my name's  Lou 

ABBOTT: What about Windows? 

COSTELLO: Why? Will it get  stuffy in here? 

ABBOTT: Do you want a computer with  Windows? 

COSTELLO: I don't know. What will I see when I look at the  windows? 

ABBOTT: Wallpaper. 

COSTELLO: Never mind the  windows. I need a computer and software. 

ABBOTT: Software for  Windows? 

COSTELLO: No. On the computer! I need something I can use  to write proposals, track expenses and run my business. What do you  have? 

ABBOTT: Office. 

COSTELLO: Yeah, for my office. Can you  recommend anything? 

ABBOTT: I just did. 

COSTELLO: You just  did what? 

ABBOTT: Recommend something. 

COSTELLO: You  recommended something? 

ABBOTT: Yes. 

COSTELLO: For my  office? 

ABBOTT: Yes. 

COSTELLO: OK, what did you recommend  for my office? 

ABBOTT: Office.. 

COSTELLO: Yes, for my  office! 

ABBOTT: I recommend Office with Windows 

COSTELLO: I  already have an office with windows! OK, let's just say I'm sitting at my  computer and I want to type a proposal. What do I need? 

ABBOTT:  Word. 

COSTELLO: What word? 

ABBOTT: Word in  Office. 

COSTELLO: The only word in office is office. 

ABBOTT:  The Word in Office for Windows. 

COSTELLO: Which word in office for  windows? 

ABBOTT: The Word you get when you click the blue  'W'. 

COSTELLO: I'm going to click your blue 'w' if you don't start  with some straight answers. What about financial bookkeeping? You have  anything I can track my money with? 

ABBOTT:  Money. 

COSTELLO: That's right. What do you have? 

ABBOTT:  Money. 

COSTELLO: I need money to track my money? 

ABBOTT: It  comes bundled with your computer. 

COSTELLO: What's bundled with my  computer? 

ABBOTT: Money. 

COSTELLO: Money comes with my  computer? 

ABBOTT: Yes. No extra charge. 

COSTELLO: I get a  bundle of money with my computer? How much? 

ABBOTT: One  copy. 

COSTELLO: Isn't it illegal to copy money? 

ABBOTT:  Microsoft gave us a license to copy Money. 

COSTELLO: They can give  you a license to copy money? 

ABBOTT: Why not? THEY OWN  IT! 

(A few days later) 

ABBOTT: Super Duper computer store. Can I help you? 

COSTELLO: How do I turn my computer off? 

ABBOTT: Click on 'START'............



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Geoff Moss
RMIT