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## 3. Foreword

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>     Here's an easy game to play,
>     Here's an easy thing to say:

>     If a packet hits a pocket
>      on a socket on a port
>     And the bus is interrupted
>       as a very last resort,
>     And the address of the memory
>       makes your floppy disk abort,
>     Then the socket packet pocket
>       has an error to report!!

>     If your cursor finds a menu item
>       followed by a dash,
>     And the double clicking icon puts  your
>       window in the trash,
>     And your data is corrupted 'cause the
>       index doesn't hash,
>     Then the situation's hopeless, and your
>       system's gonna crash!

>     YOU CAN'T SAY THIS? WHAT A SHAME SIR!
>     WE'LL FIND ANOTHER GAME SIR

>     If the label on the cable on the table
>       at your house,
>     Says the network is connected to
>       the button on your mouse,
>     But your packets want to tunnel
>       on another protocol,
>     That's repeatedly rejected
>       by the printer down the hall,
>     And your screen is all distorted
>       by the side effects of gauss
>     So your icons in the window are
>       as wavy as a souse,
>     Then you  may as well reboot and
>       go out with a bang,
>     'Cause as sure as I'm a poet,
>       the sucker's gonna hang!
>     When the copy of your floppy's
>       getting sloppy on the disk
>     And the microcode instructions cause
>      unnecessary risc,
>     Then you have to flash your memory and
>       you'll want to RAM your  ROM
>     Quickly turn off your computer and
>       be sure  to tell your mom!

>     -- Anonymous

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