X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: f996b,fb1994b99a44a9b1,start X-Google-Attributes: gidf996b,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2003-08-24 13:54:25 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!cyclone.bc.net!newsfeed.media.kyoto-u.ac.jp!newshub1.kdd1.nap.home.ne.jp!news.home.ne.jp!news1.rdc1.ky.home.ne.jp.POSTED!not-for-mail From: "kirara" Newsgroups: alt.ascii-art Subject: [COM]MIYABI, the computer Lines: 125 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-2022-jp" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1158 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1165 Message-ID: <5C92b.2709$Fk4.369816@news1.rdc1.ky.home.ne.jp> Date: Sun, 24 Aug 2003 20:54:25 GMT NNTP-Posting-Host: 61.25.9.222 X-Complaints-To: abuse@home.ne.jp X-Trace: news1.rdc1.ky.home.ne.jp 1061758465 61.25.9.222 (Mon, 25 Aug 2003 05:54:25 JST) NNTP-Posting-Date: Mon, 25 Aug 2003 05:54:25 JST Organization: @Home Network Xref: archiver1.google.com alt.ascii-art:24654 Miyabi, it means Japanese elegance, grace, refine.etc..... Old Japanese had miyabi minds. In those days, a princess had hid their face with a fan when they'd felt something hesitate. _ ( ) ' .... ,'####, ,--:######: ,-' (:######: \ /:######: \__/ ;######: / :### #####: / ;#### ## ####: _/~ ;#### ### #####: ___/ ;#### ### #####: / :### ### #######: / :### ### #######: `- :##### ### #########: :######### ### ##########: ###### ### ################: ##### ##### #######################: ####### ########## ##############krr###########: -------------------------------------------------------------- Now, Japanese lost their miyabi mind. That's so sad. One day one diligent Japanese high-tech team made high-tech PC. Its name was "MIYABI".It had not so much software, only 5 or 6. Outside was made of wood & Japanese paper. Very miyabi, indeed. They made it as a lap top style, because they felt lap top style was more miyabi than desk top style. Very big point was that this machine had human-like intelligence. __ || || || || ||___________ _____~|___________|_______________________ ------------------------------------------------------- "MIYABI" had exported to Europe. Because this kind of stoic machine was just European taste. Like"ZEN mind." And one Hollander bought this PC. He unwrapped "MIYABI" with delight and stroked to check. """. c-oo __ | > || ,\ 3 || / || | \__ || |krr \\--------|~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ --------------------------------------------------------- He was so satisfied with MIYABI, he muttered. Wow! OS is LINUX! / It's great. """. How lovely "MIYABI" is! c-oo __ | > || ,\ 3 || / || | \__ || | \\--------|~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ----------------------------------------------------------- Suddenly it shuttered like a timid shellfish. The computer programmed to have miyabi mind itself, so she(?) suddenly hid the face because she hesitated a lot. \\/// c xx == -oo | > ,\ C < OUCH!! / /// | \__ __________ | `|--------| ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ------------------------------------------------------------ The computer company was finally bankrupted because of recall. ___________________________ / \ | |<---big mountain of recalls / \ | I can't stop laughin', he-he. | / \ | \()/ | / || <-- company's CEO \ __|______________db_________________________|____ They all lived happily, anyhow, ever after. -=- the end -=- kirara ----------------------------------------------------------- kirara http://bbs2.otd.co.jp/283399/bbs_thread