OT, but funny

[Computer Collector Newsletter]

HP used references from the movie "Office Space".

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Subject: Re: OT, but funny

On Thu, 2 Jun 2005, Computer Collector Newsletter wrote:

> I got an HP brochure in the snail mail today, the kind of insert they 
> put into Sunday newspapers... I flipped through it and noticed in the 
> PocketPC section that the sample screen image showed the standard "today"
listing...
> The list said "Owner: Peter Gibbons" and the task item was "Review TPS 
> reports."
>
> Gotta love nerd humor.  It was a fairly tiny font, so I wonder how 
> many people will notice the joke.

I don't get it.

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Sellam Ismail                                        Vintage Computer
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