[nukkad] PC Terms "Unplugged"

["Pratap Malani, Gurgaon" <pratap@ggn.hcltech.com>]

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 It says: "Press Any Key"
 It means: "Press any key you like but I'm not moving."

 It says: "Press A Key"
 (This one's a programmers joke. Nothing happens unless you press the "A"
  key.)

 It says: "Fatal Error. Please contact technical support quoting error no.
           1A4-2546512430E"
 It means: "... where you will be kept on hold for 10 minutes, only to be
            told that it's a hardware problem."

 It says: "Installing program to C:\<Directory>...."
 It means: "... And I'll also be writing a few files into c:\windows and
            c:\windows\system where you'll NEVER find them."

 It says: "Please insert disk 11"
 It means: "Because I know darn well there are only 10 disks."

 It says: "Cannot read from drive D:...."
 It means: "... However, if you put the CD in right side up..."

 It says: "Please Wait...."
 It means: "... Indefinitely."

 It says: "Directory does not exist...."
 It means: ".... any more. Whoops."

 It says: "The application caused an error. Choose Ignore or Close."
 It means: "....Makes no difference to me, you're still not getting your
            work back."



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