In my new guise as a "home installation Linux Administrator", I have found this
particularly amusing when it chugged across my desktop today...

Peter

PS
One thing I learned this weekend,
don't expect LILO to be of any use when you install it in the MBR of the 'slave'
drive...

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Microsoft announced today

July 7, 1998 (Seattle) -- Microsoft announced today that it will provide
office furniture with its software. The next release of Windows, code named
Naugahyde, will include the Microsoft Chair at no extra charge.

"This is a natural for us," a Microsoft spokesperson said. "We've conquered
the desktop, so we're looking at way of expanding our installed base." The
spokesperson denied accusations that bundling constitutes an unfair
competitive advantage. "We're just listening to our customers. They've asked
for more built in features, and who doesn't use a chair when they're at
their computer? Especially when they're waiting for Windows to reboot."

Beta testers noted its large footprint and found the chair to lack
substantial features found in most of the competition. But when asked if
they dislike it enough to purchase another vendor's furniture, most stated
that they would just take what Microsoft had to offer.

Also in the works is a small seat, dubbed the Microsoft Stool, soon to be
bundled with laptops. Beta testers were surprised to find the backless chair
at their doorsteps. "Then again, it's not the first time we've received a
shrink-wrapped stool sample from Microsoft," noted one breathless customer.

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