"You've taken a vow of silence, how fascinating. Tell me about it." #define struct union /* great space saver */ ((wrong && wrong) != right) (A)bort, (R)etry, (I)nfluence with large hammer 10 PRINT "Waiter, there's a bug in my LOOP": GOTO 10 2 + 2 = 5, for extremely large values of 2 ?? Fatal Logic Error - Engage Brain and (R)etry A feature is a bug with seniority. A program is never complete; you just release an update now and then. Anything that can go wro... #@^% Bus Error -- Core Dumped Apathy Error - don't bother pressing any keys. As easy as 3.141592653589793238462643383279502884197168. . . Attention! 2 + 2 = 5.2358. Please recalibrate your equipment. Back up my hard disk? I can't find the reverse switch! Bad command or filename. Go stand in the corner. Bad command. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaay.. Be brave: use COPY CON PROGRAM.EXE for your next project. Be vewy, vewy quiet, I'm hunting wuntime errors! Beware of programmers who carry screwdrivers Black holes are where God divided by zero. But which one is the fatherboard? C:\DOS C:\DOS\RUN C:\WINDOWS\CRASH\DOS C:\DOS\SYSTEM\UTIL\DOCS\HELP\WHERE THE HECK AM I !! C:\WINDOWS; C:\WINDOWS\RUN; C:\WINDOWS\CRASH; DEL WIN\*.* COBOL programs are an example of artificial inelegance. Coming Soon! Mouse support for Edlin! COMMAND.COM couldn't command it's way out of a wet paper bag. Computers run on smoke. They stop when it leaks out. CURSOR: What you become when your system crashes. Daddy, What does formatting drive C: mean? Documentation - The worst part of programming. DOS never says "EXCELLENT command or filename"... DOS Tip #17: Add DEVICE=FNGRCROS.SYS to CONFIG.SYS Engineer's mathematics: 2 + 2 approx equals 5 plus/minus 3.8 ERROR #0032: KEYBOARD NOT RESPONDING! Use Hammer? (Y/N) ERROR #0076: Check nut on keyboard Error #0141: Too many errors. Error #0216: Tagline out of paper Error #1511: Brain Offline ERROR #3214: Operator out of patience! ERROR #34BB: Thought not found: Reformat Brain (Y/N)? ERROR LPT1 not found... use backup - PENCIL & PAPER Error reading FAT Table... Try Skinny one? (Y/N) every write("Bulk Tagline #", 1 to 32767) FATAL ERROR using Mouse: Please bury/replace. File not found, I'll load something *I* think is interesting. File not found. Should I fake it? (Y/N) FOR X=0 TO 32767 : PRINT "Bulk tagline #";X : NEXT X for ( $i = 1; $i <= 32767; $i ++ ) { print "Bulk Tagline #$i\n"; } for( int i=0; i<=32767; i++ ) printf("Bulk tagline #%d.\n", i); foreach ( 1 .. 32767 ) { print "Bulk Tagline #$_\n"; } How much C could a C + + if a C + could + C? i = 0;loop output = "Bulk Tagline #" i; i = lt(i, 32767) i + 1 :s(loop) I want one of those new Cray palmtops. If it wasn't for 4DOS, we'd be limping with the others in BATPOWER! %&@$%! If it wasn't for C, we would be using BASI, PASAL and OBOL! Isn't C++ D? Keyboard not connected, press to continue. Keyboard not found... THINK F1 to continue. MAFIA DOS.. Ey'What's A Matta You? Wanna Try Again (Y/n)? Memory error on Brain1 - (R)eboot (S)mack upside the head Never test for an error you don't know how to handle. New Opcode #10: EPI - Execute Programmer Immediately New Opcode #11: CBVD - Convert Blanks to Valid Data New Opcode #12: PII - Perform Intended Instruction New Opcode #13: CRN - Convert to Roman Numerals New Opcode #14: IIRW - Ignore Instructions and Run Wild New Opcode #15: RST - Rewind and Stretch Tape New Opcode #16: PHD - Plow Heads into Disk New Opcode #17: EXP - EXecute Programmer New Opcode #18: BBW - Branch Both Ways New Opcode #19: EIOC - Execute Invalid Op Code New Opcode #1: AAR - Alter At Random New Opcode #20: PON - Power Off Now New Opcode #21: RAH - Ruin All Hardware New Opcode #2: BNA - Branch to Nonexistant Address New Opcode #3: ROC - Randomize OpCodes New Opcode #4: HCF - Halt and Catch Fire New Opcode #5: RRM - Randomly Reallocate Memory New Opcode #6: SEX - Spawn EXec (create child process) New Opcode #7: LIA - Load Incorrect Address New Opcode #8: IPX - Increase Power and eXplode New Opcode #9: BAH - Branch And Hang Old programmers never die, they branch to a new address. Pascal programming is like herding cats. PATH=C:\HELP\NEEDHELP\MOREHELP\SENDHELP\OH_NO\WHOOPS; Path=DeskDrawer;Closet;BoxUnderBed;Bookshelf;GarbageCan; Press any key to continue or any other key to quit. Press any key to continue...except that...not that either...try again! Press the Any key now. Programmers don't repeat themselves, but they DO LOOP. Programming is an art form that fights back. Rate yourself as a programmer on a scale of 0 to F. set I=0^do 32768^echo Bulk Tagline #%I^set I=%@INC[%I]%^enddo Standards are wonderful! So many to choose from! STRING space corrupt? But I always use TAPE! SYSTEM ERROR 1303: POWER NOT ON That does NOT compute. This tagline is SHAREWARE! To register, send me $10 To iterate is human, to recurse divine. True multi-tasking! 3 PCs and a swivel chair... Turn off computer: SHUT-DOWN. Turn on computer: SHUT-UP? Undetectable errors are always infinite in variety. Who is General Failure & why is he reading my diskettes? Yes means No and No means Yes. Delete all files [Y]? You can tell a Unix user by his 4DOS aliases.