Friday, 19 March 2010

virtual whiteout

how do you explain the concept of the delete key to someone who doesn't use a computer?
i have posed this question to many acquaintances and the answer was mostly the same -
'it gets rid of what you have'

i can see how thsi would work - but only because i use a computer. and the delete key.
i think it would be much harder because someone who doesn't use a computer doesn't get the idea of virtual memory and hard drives, right?

what do youse think?


p.s. if anyone asks, the other name for a delete key is virtual whiteout

1 comment:

  1. it would be just like explaining the concept of snowflakes to someone who has lived their whole life in a desert:

    Desert Inhabitant: Ok, so tell me, what is this 'flake of snow' you speak of?

    You: it's pretty much just frozen rain.
    [pause]

    Desert Inhabitant: What is rain?

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