Little funny song about the computer innovations ;). Hope you’ll like it. I’ve took it here.
Chip Wonder
by Tony Fabris
to the tune of “Boy Wonder”, by Carla Ulbrich
(c) 2002 Tony Fabris
It was 1981 when I burst upon the scene,
with my promise of a new world, of an office paper-free.
With just 16k of mem’ry, and a 5-inch floppy drive,
and my Big Blue Iron heritage, the future had arrived.
I’m the chip wonder, you all know my name.
I’m the PC wonder, with a 4 megahertz brain.
They talk about chip wonder, productivity I’ll bring.
But I’m the chip wonder, I can’t really do a thing.
Beebeep beebeep…
In ‘84, the world watched my ad on Superbowl 18,
I had a mouse, a 3-inch floppy, and a high rez graphic screen.
Words like WYSIWYG and GUI went into the lexicon,
and ’cause I was so user-friendly, imitations I would spawn.
I’m the chip wonder, you all know my name.
I’m the Mac wonder, with an 8 megahertz brain.
They talk about chip wonder, productivity I’ll bring.
But I’m the chip wonder, and I still can’t do a thing.
Beebeep beebeep…
Beebeep beebeep…
In the ’90s we got Windows and the Gates monopoly.
I just kept on getting faster, my speed doubled annually.
Though this exponential growth was matched in storage and in RAM,
speed alone can’t compensate for Bill’s Big Master Scam:
The big Blue Screen of Death, and the File/Save that fails.
Printer drivers crashing, applications run like snails.
Page fault error boxes, system takes a year to boot.
Have to close most programs with a three-finger-salute.
System won’t shut down, and the popup ads won’t quit.
I’m a thousand times faster, but I still run like shit.
So you’ve wasted all my power running bloated software code,
And then once or twice a year you have to format and reload.
Now you’re all still spending thousands on your upgrades even though
it takes as long to type a memo as it did twenty years ago.
I’m the chip wonder, look what I became:
A tool for some Seattle prep-school geek to yank your chain.
I bring you nothing more than an old typewriter would bring.
Yeah I’m the chip wonder, and I never did a thing.
Beebeep beebeep…
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