Uncle Bert's Computer Almanac
Copyright (c) 1994, Albert Johnston
All rights reserved



 
      Uncle Bert's Computer Almanac and Rural Guide to CyberSpace
 
   Or why is my Computer stalled on the entrance ramp to the Information
   SuperHighway?
 
   Dat. funitions....
 
     MODEM.. Not to be confused with Mo Dum, a southern slang expression
   meaning; even less intelligent, as in "Billy Bob, I swear you'r even
   mo dum'er than I thought.  
     This is actually an electronic device utilized for the most part as
   an ancillary communication medium connecting computers together
   through existing phone lines.
     A secondary, less well known application for external modems is
   their use as blunt instruments in spousal related Homicides!
 
     Next Month! CPU Training!
                                                   Uncle Bert
 

