G33k's Lament

No-one wants to know
If your computer is too slow
And its benchmark scores don't set the world on fire,
Your social standing drops
If you don't have the Megaflops
That the latest applications all require.

Your RAM is not enough
And your disk drive's sounding rough
Your poor old CPU is fit for scrap,
You can't play DVDs
Or burn stuff on CDs
And your OpenGL framerate's total crap.

Now everyone's on cable
And you're no longer able
To get the latest files and Flash webpages,
While trying to download 'em
On your 56K modem
You could die first cos it just takes bloody ages.

When it simply cannot cope
You only have one hope
So dust off your credit card and spend some wonga,
Upgrade and buy the best!
Be the envy of the rest!
Then you'll be happy, for three months. Well, maybe longer.

(David Colter - February 2002)