Allan Sherman – Automation LyricsAutomation(Alan Sherman)It was automation, I knowThat was what was making the factory goIt was ibmIt was UnivacIt was all those gears goingClickity clack, dearI thought automation was keenTill you were replaced by a ten-ton machineIt was a computer that tore us apart, dearAutomation broke my heart.There’s an rca 5-0-3Standing next to me, dear, where you used to beDoesn’t have your smileDoesn’t have your shape,Just a bunch of punch cards and light bulbs and tape, dearYou’re a girl who’s soft, warm and sweetBut you’re only human and that’s obsoleteThough I’m very fond of that new 5-0-3, dear Automation’s not forMe.It was automation, I’m told That s why I got fired and I’m out inThe cold How could I have known When the 5-0-3Started in to blink it was winking at me, dearI thought it was just some mishapWhen it sidled over and sat on my lapBut when it said "l love you " and gave me a hug, dearThat’s when I pulled out. .. It’s plug.
That’s one thing I liked about my Apple II+: plug in a card and change it into a completely different computer. You have to like a machine where the casing is held on by Velcro.
Today you can temporarily convert any computer to a Linux machine just by plugging in a USB stick – or permanently if you actually want to install Linux.
My computer’s better than your computer My computer’s better than yours My computer’s better because its a “flll in the blank” My computer’s better yours.
Templo S.U.D. about 5 years ago
Roger — for being mostly a goofball — is being serious for once
awgiedawgie Premium Member about 5 years ago
Apparently the one thing the computer can’t change is its incessant chattiness.
sdboa about 5 years ago
Allan Sherman – Automation LyricsAutomation(Alan Sherman)It was automation, I knowThat was what was making the factory goIt was ibmIt was UnivacIt was all those gears goingClickity clack, dearI thought automation was keenTill you were replaced by a ten-ton machineIt was a computer that tore us apart, dearAutomation broke my heart.There’s an rca 5-0-3Standing next to me, dear, where you used to beDoesn’t have your smileDoesn’t have your shape,Just a bunch of punch cards and light bulbs and tape, dearYou’re a girl who’s soft, warm and sweetBut you’re only human and that’s obsoleteThough I’m very fond of that new 5-0-3, dear Automation’s not forMe.It was automation, I’m told That s why I got fired and I’m out inThe cold How could I have known When the 5-0-3Started in to blink it was winking at me, dearI thought it was just some mishapWhen it sidled over and sat on my lapBut when it said "l love you " and gave me a hug, dearThat’s when I pulled out. .. It’s plug.
nosirrom about 5 years ago
No, it’s your USB port. You’re type-A and I’m type-B.
DanFlak about 5 years ago
That’s one thing I liked about my Apple II+: plug in a card and change it into a completely different computer. You have to like a machine where the casing is held on by Velcro.
Today you can temporarily convert any computer to a Linux machine just by plugging in a USB stick – or permanently if you actually want to install Linux.
BiggerNate91 about 5 years ago
Thank God real-life computers aren’t like this.
The Pro from Dover about 5 years ago
Jeffin Premium Member about 5 years ago
He’ll be in there looking for a hammer?
suomi321 about 5 years ago
Is the computer’s voice output like HAL 9000?
KEA about 5 years ago
Geez… this thing is worse than Clippy.
pshea about 5 years ago
And Roger learns a dreaded new word…upgrade!
yangeldf about 5 years ago
I remember in the early days most office computers had the sound cards removed or disabled so they wouldn’t bee too distracting.
craigwestlake about 5 years ago
The Secret of Silicon Valley is that Bill Gates uses Linux on his Apple II…
Thanksfortheinfo2000 about 5 years ago
Does this monitor make my chassis look big?