by Douglas Spencer, Computer Systems Administrator, Anderman and Co. Ltd.

A is for APPLE who sent us our Macs,
D is for DEC, and they sold us a Vax.
C is the language in which we write source,
and B is our sort, which is BROKEN, of course.

E is an ERROR when code is compiled,
F is a FORK for creating a child,
G is the GETTY that sits on the line, and
H is a HANGUP whic:^?{^Zo^?{bD^]NO CARRIER

I is the INTERCONNECTION of kit,
J is the JOY when the cables all fit.
K is for KERMIT, to copy a file, and
L are the LINES that we drop all the while.

M is the MODEM we use from our home,
N are the NIGHTS which we spend on the 'phone,
O is the OUTPUT we get from the host, and
P are the 'PHONE BILLS we get in the post.

Q for SIGQUIT makes our process abort,
R is the REASON sigquit should be caught.
S is the SIGNAL we catch and ignore, and
T is the TRAP which we miss, and dump core.

U is for UNIX--I hope that is clear,
V is the VISUAL editor here.
W stands for the WINDOWS we use, and
X for the windowing system we choose.

Y is for YACC, quite a specialist tool,
Z for the snores from the programming pool.


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