X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: f996b,2193ef024a502dfb X-Google-Attributes: gidf996b,public X-Google-Thread: fcfb9,2193ef024a502dfb X-Google-Attributes: gidfcfb9,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2001-10-07 10:49:25 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!sn-xit-02!supernews.com!newsfeed.direct.ca!look.ca!diablo.theplanet.net!news.theplanet.net!not-for-mail From: goughtr@email.com Newsgroups: alt.ascii-art,comp.os.linux.advocacy Subject: Re: The adventures of Flatfish, Part 1 Date: Sun, 07 Oct 2001 18:56:08 +0100 Lines: 168 Message-ID: <3BC09738.C7D9D561@email.com> References: NNTP-Posting-Host: modem-85.llama.dialup.pol.co.uk Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Trace: news6.svr.pol.co.uk 1002476964 5748 217.135.176.85 (7 Oct 2001 17:49:24 GMT) NNTP-Posting-Date: 7 Oct 2001 17:49:24 GMT X-Complaints-To: abuse@theplanet.net X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.7 [en] (X11; I; Linux 2.4.0 i586) X-Accept-Language: en, fr, es Xref: archiver1.google.com alt.ascii-art:8472 comp.os.linux.advocacy:127094 drsquare wrote: > > The adventures of Flatfish, Part 1 > > Note: > Must be viewed with a fixed width font, preferable fixedsys. > If you're not a regular in comp.os.linux.advocacy, then you > probably won't understand any of this. > Line wrapping set to 80, but if the wrapping is wrong, I > apologise. > > .------------------------------------. > .======. | Hello boys and girls! I'm flatfish, '. > }\: : | everyone's favourite c.o.l.a wintroll! \ > } - - - -8| ---| Today, I'm going to be installing | > }/: : | Mandrake Linux 1.0 pre-alpha devlopment | > '======' | edition, and using it to base my entire | > : opinion of Linux on! Sounds fun, eh? | > '---------------------------------------' > > > > .-----------------------------. > .' Ah, here it is. No, wait '. > ___ / a minute, this might be one \ > / \ .======. | of the copies I illegally burned | > | | : :/{ ----| to give to my imaginary friends. | > | O | |8- - - - { | Ah well, I'll give it a go anyway! | > | | : :\{ '-----------------------------------' > \___/ '======' > > .------------------------------------------------. > ______| Now, this does present a dilemma. | > _____________/__ | How to reach the computer from here I wonder... | > | __ / | '-----------------------------------------------' > | }<__8 | _____ > | | _________ /___ /| > |________________| .'_______.'|====| | > | ______________ | || || |====| | > || || || || |--- | | > || || ||_______|| | ooo| | > || || |_________|/| | | > || || /_______\/ |____|/ > > .--------------------------. ________ > | Oh look, there's Erik | (________) > .======. | Funkenbusch. Hi Erik, can | |__ __| > : /| you help me install Linux? | |. \/. | > - - - -8| '--------------------------' | /_ | > : .------------------------. ___ | ## | > '======' | Vot?? Installing ze |/ | .--. | > | Linux? Vait until ze | \____/ > | Kaizer hears about this! | ___|__|___ > '------------------------' / \ > > > .----------------------------. > .' Oh dear, that was no help '. .======. > | at all. I'll have to solve | : :/{ > | this problem myself. They never |----- 8- - - - { > | said installing Linux was so | : :\{ > | much trouble. Windows is much | '======' > | easier to install. I just buy | > | a PC from the shop and its | > | installed! Why can't Linux | > | be as easy? | > '-------------------------------' > > .--------------------------------------------. > ______| Maybe I could nudge the tank towards the | > _____________/__ | computer so I can insert the disk. | > | __ / | '--------------------------------------------' > | }<__8 | _____ > | | _________ /___ /| > |________________| .'_______.'|====| | > | ______________ | || || |====| | > || || || || |--- | | > || || ||_______|| | ooo| | > || || _ |_________|/| | | > || || [_] /_______\/ |____|/ > > .--------------------------. > | Just a few more inches... | > ________________ / '--------------------------' > | __ |/ > | }<__8| _____ > | | _________ /___ /| > |________________| .'_______.'|====| | > | ______________ | || || |====| | > || || || || |--- | | > || || ||_______|| | ooo| | > || || _ |_________|/| | | > || ||[_] /_______\/ |____|/ > / > / > / > Brick > > .--------. > | Oh fuck. | > /'-._ '--------' > / '-._ / > /____________.____ *fizz* > /'-._ __ '. \ _____ > //'-._'-._}<__8 /| \____ /___ /| > // '-._'-._ /_/ \_.'|====| | > // '-. '/ | ||| |====| | > // //| | \| |--- | | > //||_|*hiss*| | ooo| | > //_|__| __ \/*crackle* > //[_]/_| |__| | |____|/ > > > ________ > (________) > |__ __| .-----------------------------------------------------. > |. \/. | .' Bwahaha. My attempt to foil ze installation \ > | /_ | | by placing ain brick near ze computer, zereby tipping \ > | ## | | over ze tank and destroying ze computer has succeeded. | > | .--. | | I can hardly contain my joy. | > \____/ '--------------------------------------------------------' > ___|__|___ > / \ > > > Meanwhile: .-----------------. > \ | | | | Help! I'm being | > _ _ \ /\ /\ | electrocuted to / > / \ /\ / \ / '. death! / > / _ \ ____/ \/ \/ \_____ /'-------------' > \ *spark* *crackle*/ > _ _ \ / / __ > / / *fizz* \ Reader's voice: > _ /___ __\ __ .------------------------. > _ / *hiss* \ | Oh look, Flatfish is |____ > / /_____ ____ ___\ \ \ | being fried alive. What | > / \ / \ / '. a shame. .------' > / \/ \/ \ '---------------' > > > The next day: > > .--------------------------------. > | Grrr...Linux is crap, you can't | > |even install it without editing a | | | > | hundred config files and being | | | Reader's voice: > | electrocuted to death. | | \ .------------------------------. > '--------------------------------' | \| Maybe, but this fried flatfish | > \ _|_ | and chips sure is delicious! | > \ | | | '------------------------------' > \ _____________________|~|~| _______ > ___/ __ __ __ {~~~~~~} __\__ > ( __\ \___ \_\/ /_ __/__/ /__/\ / / ) > (___\ \ /__/_/ / \/ /\/ / \ \/_\_\_\/ /____) > /_\_/_\_\/_/_\_\/_\_/__/\_\_____| / > \---------------------------------/ > \ / > \ / > \___________________________/ > > Next week: > > Our hero Flatfish attempts to install Redhat 1.0 entirely > from source, but Erik Funkenbusch has other ideas... LOL! That's a keeper! -- http://www.guild.bham.ac.uk/chess-club