27 Jun
1998
27 Jun
'98
11:52 a.m.
On Sat, 27 Jun 1998, Tom Owad wrote:
What exactly is Bob? I've often see it mentioned,
but never with any
background to what it actually does.
Have you used Microsoft Word and had that stupid animated paperclip get in
your way? Thank Bob. Bob was basically a bunch of animated "agents" that
would detect that you were computer illiterate and then appear and offer
advice to save you from yourself.
I suspect that Gates was having an affair with the woman behind Bob, and
that's the real reason he made a fool of himself by backing it in such a
public manner.
-- Doug