ABBOTT: Super Duper
computer store. Can I help yo=
u? COSTELLO: Thanks. I'm setting up an office in my den=
, and
I'm thinking about buying a computer. ABBOTT: Mac? COSTELLO: No, the nam=
es
Lou. ABBOTT: Your comput=
er? COSTELLO: I don't own=
a
computer. I want to buy one. =
ABBOTT: Mac? COSTELLO: I told you,=
my
name's Lou. ABBOTT: What about
Windows? COSTELLO: Why? Will it get stuffy in here? ABBOTT: Do you want=
a
computer with windows? COSTELLO: I don't
know. What will I see when I =
look
in the windows? ABBOTT: Wallpaper. =
COSTELLO: Never mind =
the
windows. I need a computer and
software. ABBOTT: Software for
windows? COSTELLO: No. On the computer! I need something I can use to write
proposals, track expenses and run my business. What have you got? ABBOTT: Office. COSTELLO: Yeah, for my
office. Can you recommend any=
thing?
ABBOTT: I just did.=
COSTELLO: You just did
what? ABBOTT: Recommend
something. COSTELLO: You recomme=
nded
something? ABBOTT: Yes. COSTELLO: For my offi=
ce? ABBOTT: Yes. COSTELLO: OK, what did
you recommend for my office? ABBOTT: Office. COSTELLO: Yes, for my
office! ABBOTT: I recommend
office with windows. COSTELLO: I already h=
ave
an office and it has windows! OK,
lets just say, I'm sitting at my computer and I want to type a proposal. What do I need? ABBOTT: Word. COSTELLO: What word? =
ABBOTT: Word in Off=
ice.
COSTELLO: The only wo=
rd
in office is office. ABBOTT: The Word in
Office for Windows. COSTELLO: Which word =
in
office for windows? ABBOTT: The Word you
get when you click the blue "W."
COSTELLO: I'm going to
click your blue "W"
if you don't start with some straight answers. OK, forget that. Can I watch movies on the Internet=
? ABBOTT: Yes, you wa=
nt
Real One. COSTELLO: Maybe a real
one, maybe a cartoon. What I =
watch
is none of your business. Jus=
t tell
me what I need! ABBOTT: Real One. <=
o:p> COSTELLO: If its a lo=
ng
movie I also want to see reel 2,3&4. Can I watch them? ABBOTT: Of course. =
COSTELLO: Great, with
what? ABBOTT: Real One. <=
o:p> COSTELLO: OK, I'm at =
my
computer and I want to watch a movie.
What do I do? ABBOTT: You click the
blue "1." COSTELLO: I click the
blue one what? ABBOTT: The blue &q=
uot;1."
COSTELLO: Is that
different from the blue "W"?
ABBOTT: The blue 1
is Real One and the blue "W"
is Word. COSTELLO: What word? =
ABBOTT: The Word in
Office for Windows. COSTELLO: But there's three words in "office for windows"!=
ABBOTT: No, just
one. But =
its
the most popular Word in the world. COSTELLO: It is? ABBOTT: Yes, but to=
be
fair, there aren't many other Words left.&=
nbsp;
It pretty much wiped out all the other Words out there. COSTELLO: And that wo=
rd
is real one? ABBOTT: Real One has
nothing to do with Word. Real=
One
isn't even part of Office. COSTELLO: Stop! Don't start that again. What about financial bookkeeping y=
ou
have anything I can track my money with? ABBOTT: Money. COSTELLO: That's
right. What do you have? ABBOTT: Money. COSTELLO: I need mone=
y to
track my money? ABBOTT: It comes
bundled with your computer. COSTELLO: What's bund=
led
to my computer? ABBOTT: Money. COSTELLO: Money comes
with my computer? ABBOTT: Yes. No extra charge. COSTELLO: I get a bun=
dle
of money with my computer? How
much? ABBOTT: One copy. <=
o:p> COSTELLO: Isn't it
illegal to copy money? ABBOTT: Microsoft g=
ave
us a license to copy money. COSTELLO: They can gi=
ve
you a license to copy money? ABBOTT: Why not: th=
ey
own it.