14 Sep
1998
14 Sep
'98
9:11 a.m.
Jim Weiler wrote:
I thought this listserve might appreciate these. I
know I do. If anyone
knows of a source for these, other than the one I've attributed below,
I'd appreciate knowing of it. -Jim
COMPUTER HAIKU
Imagine if, instead of cryptic, geeky text strings, your computer produced
error messages in haiku...
[Seventeen haiku
all really hilarious
are snipped from this point]
Best I can tell, this can be traced back to Tanya
Olsen
(tanya.olsen(a)smtpgate.coga.state.co.us). I don't know if she wrote them, or
just passed them on. I haven't checked it out. All I can say is that I
appreciate them, and thank the creator, whoever it was, from one poet to
another. They are very good, IMHO. -Jim Weiler <heavy(a)tstar.net>
There used to be a long list at
http://www.mong.demon.co.uk/haiku.htm
but it seems to have disappeared. I think all yours were on it - I have
an hard copy at home. Anyone know where it's gone?
I think Haiku error messages are a good idea, and now I work off my
frustration by making them up for errors I get, such as:
CC:Mails are stored
all in one big database
which you can't access.
Philip.
14 Sep
14 Sep
4:21 a.m.
On 14 Sep 98 at 18:11, Philip.Belben(a)powertech.co.uk wrote:
Jim Weiler wrote:
two haikus in a message
about haikus in a message
What a good thing Haikus are
ciao larry
lwalker(a)interlog.com
I thought this listserve might appreciate these.
I know I do. If anyone
knows of a source for these, other than the one I've attributed below,
I'd appreciate knowing of it. -Jim
COMPUTER HAIKU
Imagine if, instead of cryptic, geeky text strings, your computer produced
error messages in haiku...
[Seventeen haiku
all really hilarious
are snipped from this point]
Best I can tell, this can be traced back to Tanya
Olsen
(tanya.olsen(a)smtpgate.coga.state.co.us). I don't know if she wrote them, or
just passed them on. I haven't checked it out. All I can say is that I
appreciate them, and thank the creator, whoever it was, from one poet to
another. They are very good, IMHO. -Jim Weiler <heavy(a)tstar.net>
There used to be a long list at
http://www.mong.demon.co.uk/haiku.htm
but it seems to have disappeared. I think all yours were on it - I have
an hard copy at home. Anyone know where it's gone?
I think Haiku error messages are a good idea, and now I work off my
frustration by making them up for errors I get, such as:
CC:Mails are stored
all in one big database
which you can't access.
Philip.
15 Sep
15 Sep
9:17 a.m.
On Mon, 14 Sep 1998, Lawrence Walker wrote:
two haikus in a message
about haikus in a message
What a good thing Haikus are
This is not haiku
You must adhere to structure
Five seven five dude
Sam Alternate e-mail: dastar(a)siconic.com
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14 Sep
14 Sep
12:01 p.m.
On 15 Sep 98 at 11:17, Sam Ismail wrote:
On Mon, 14 Sep 1998, Lawrence Walker wrote:
It is a Canadian Haiku.
We often have to tighten our belts.
And we don't drop ehs
Oh well ,back to Watts and Suzuki.
ciao larry
lwalker(a)interlog.com
two haikus in a message
about haikus in a message
What a good thing Haikus are
This is not haiku
You must adhere to structure
Five seven five dude
Sam Alternate e-mail: dastar(a)siconic.com 
15 Sep
15 Sep
11:25 a.m.
This is not really true. Since Haiku was Westernized (Why do we say this,
when Japan is west of us?) haiku written by/for English language has
altered the syllabelization. I'm not really sure of the reasons for this
structure change, but it is considered acceptable. However, I personally
try and adhere to the traditional structure, and I think for a use such as
in error messages for computers, I agree with Sam's response; we should
adhere to the traditional structure. -Jim
On Mon, 14 Sep 1998 & Tue, 15 Sep 1998, Lawrence
Walker and Sam Ismail wrote:
"I wish I was deep, instead of just macho."
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two haikus in a message
about haikus in a message
What a good thing Haikus are
This is not haiku
You must adhere to structure
Five seven five dude
Sam Alternate e-mail:
dastar(a)siconic.com
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Ever onward.
September 26 & 27...Vintage Computer Festival 2.0
See http://www.vintage.org/vcf for details!
[Last web site update: 09/12/98] 
12:12 p.m.
New subject: [OT] west vs. east (was Re: COMPUTER HAIKU)
This is not really true. Since Haiku was Westernized
(Why do we say this,
when Japan is west of us?)
A quick glance at a globe confirms that Japan is most definitely in the east.
In fact, it is east of all of the United States, with the exception of a small
portion of Alaska that happens to be in the far east.
Don't get directions confused with locations. It is often the case that the
fastest way to get to the east is to travel west.
Speaking of things from the East, does anyone have any microcomputers from
the former Soviet Union? Reportedly they made some sort of 8080 clone
(though it was in a 48-pin package); I've also heard of an Apple ][ clone.
Eric
12:33 p.m.
New subject: OFFTOPIC! Re: COMPUTER HAIKU
On Tue, 15 Sep 1998, Jim Weiler wrote:
This is not really true. Since Haiku was Westernized
(Why do we say this,
when Japan is west of us?) haiku written by/for English language has
altered the syllabelization. I'm not really sure of the reasons for this
structure change, but it is considered acceptable. However, I personally
Westernized Haiku
Sucks the very great big one
Tradition is best
try and adhere to the traditional structure, and I
think for a use such as
in error messages for computers, I agree with Sam's response; we should
adhere to the traditional structure. -Jim
It doesn't take much creativity to make a "haiku" that allows free form.
One of the beautiful things about true Haiku is the craft that goes into
each.
Sam Alternate e-mail: dastar(a)siconic.com
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Ever onward.
September 26 & 27...Vintage Computer Festival 2.0
See http://www.vintage.org/vcf for details!
[Last web site update: 09/12/98]
1:07 p.m.
New subject: OFFTOPIC! Re: COMPUTER HAIKU
On Tue, 15 Sep 1998, Jim Weiler & Sam Ismail
wrote:
I agree with you. -Jim :-)
I wish I was deep
for reasons incomprehensible
instead of just macho
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
mailto:heavy@ctesc.net * Jim Weiler * http://pages.tstar.net/~heavy
http://home.talkcity.com/MigrationPath/blackbeardtcc/
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
"Transitions are golden opportunities to shake out the old, welcome
in the new and mix to a fine blend all the possibilities that life
has to offer. You're not falling apart, you're growing!" (unknown)
This is not really true. Since Haiku was
Westernized (Why do we say this,
when Japan is west of us?) haiku written by/for English language has
altered the syllabelization. I'm not really sure of the reasons for this
structure change, but it is considered acceptable. However, I personally
Westernized Haiku
Sucks the very great big one
Tradition is best
try and adhere to the traditional structure, and
I think for a use such as
in error messages for computers, I agree with Sam's response; we should
adhere to the traditional structure. -Jim
It doesn't take much creativity to make a "haiku" that allows free form.
One of the beautiful things about true Haiku is the craft that goes into
each.
Sam Alternate e-mail:
dastar(a)siconic.com
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Ever onward.
September 26 & 27...Vintage Computer Festival 2.0
See http://www.vintage.org/vcf for details!
[Last web site update: 09/12/98] 
4:41 p.m.
New subject: [OT] west vs. east (was Re: COMPUTER HAIKU)
Speaking of things from the East, does anyone have any
microcomputers
from the former Soviet Union? Reportedly they made some sort of 8080
clone (though it was in a 48-pin package); I've also heard of an Apple ][
clone.
I have a friend who has obtained the Soviet version of the pdp-11, the
UKNC, for me. I just have to get some parts to him so that he can
complete it...
It'll even have a russian variant of RT-11 on it...
Megan Gentry
Former RT-11 Developer
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