'Twas the Night Before Macworld (Revised).
'Twas the night before Macworld and all through the house not a creature was stirring not even a mouse. Our old buddy Steve was asleep at his house. Some of our hopes were hung on rumors that spread in anticipation that LCD iMacs and a G5 would appear. The Mac fans were pacing all the night with visions of bake offs dancing in their heads. And Schiller in his X-large pajamas and Steve in his turtleneck had all set up for the ensuing keynote. When out on the lawn there arose such a clatter, I ran to the window to see what was he matter, for I thought it was Santa but the man was fatter. When what to my wondering eyes should appear but miniature sleigh and eight tiny reindeer. With a little old driver so charismatic and quick I knew in a moment it must be Steve and Schiller. So down through the chimney Steve came with a bound. He was dressed as usual from his head to his foot, and his clothes were all tarnished with ashes and soot. A bundle of toys he had flung on his back, and he looked like a peddler just opening his pack. His eyes how they twinkled his dimples how merry! His cheeks were like roses his nose like a cherry. His droll little mouth was drawn up like a bow, and the beard on his chin was as gray and white as the snow. Schiller was there too, he had a broad face and round little belly that shook when he laughed like a bowl full of jelly. But soon his team gave a whistle and away they all flew like the down of a thistle. Oh And One More Thing, I heard him exclaim ere he drove out of sight, "happy Macworld to all and to all a good night! "
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and since its so close to Xmas... I think I'll post it again for kicks... It even got published in a couple of major websites... </brag>
[quote]"Twas the night before Macworld,
and all thru the forums
were rumors and wonders
of what was before us.
Opinions were posted
to the forums with care
In hopes that a miracle would
soon be there.
The people were nestled
in the glow of there screens,
with visions of iMacs with detachable screens...
As night turned to day,
and apple began streaming,
the Quicktime servers all began beaming...
A keynote that rang
throughout the land from broadband servers,
to satalites,
to land.
A silence came over, all the people
with great anticapation,
for Steve Jobs was there
with a opening salutation.
And wonders to display
with increasing anticipation.
More rapid than superdrives,
his fans they came,
With visions of Lucite,
with a Platinum, Inner grain...
With a wink of his eye,
and a twitch of his head,
then I knew there was nothing,
left then to dread.
As he layed of his finger,
upon the enter key,
the system came up,
and worked perfectly.
The update updated,
the deletes, they deleted,
the inquiries inquired,
the closings completed.
Jobs tested each whistle,
and tested each bell,
with nary a bomb,
and all had gone well.
OS X was now updated,
the tests were concluded,
the users' last changes,
were even included.
Then the users exclaimed,
with a snarl and a taunt,
"What about hardware?"
with a nervous response.
Now Mister Jobs had waited,
with a certain tendency,
to the end of the show,
for the "Hardware" you see.
From beyond the shadows,
a cart came a'flying,
draped in secrecy,
and hidden from spying.
The new apple product,
was waiting beneath,
And the great church of apple,
cried with relief.
For there prayers had been answered,
when jobs removed the sheet...
Was it an iPad?
was it an iMac?
A tablet with wireless connectivity?
And so ends this story,
to short,
toot sweet,
for the future of apple,
will soon make its mark in history!!"<hr></blockquote>
E PLURIBUS UNIX
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"Twas the night before Macworld,
and all thru the forums
were rumors and wonders
of what was before us.
Opinions were posted
to the forums with care
In hopes that a miracle soon
would be there.
The people were nestled
in the glow of their screens,
with visions of iMacs and LCD screens...
As night turned to day,
and apple began streaming,
the Quicktime servers all began beaming...
A keynote that rang
throughout the land from broadband servers,
We all watched as patient observers.
A silence came over, all the people
with great anticapation,
for Steve Jobs was there
with an opening salutation.
And wonders to display
with increasing anticipation.
More rapid than G5's,
his fans they came,
With visions of Lucite,
with a Platinum, Inner grain...
With a wink of his eye,
and a twitch of his head,
then I knew there was nothing,
left then to dread.
As he layed of his finger,
upon the enter key,
the system came up,
and worked perfectly.
The update updated,
the deletes, they deleted,
the inquiries inquired,
the closings completed.
Jobs tested each whistle,
and showed each bell,
with nary a bomb,
and all had gone well.
OS X was now updated,
the tests were concluded,
the users' last changes,
were even included.
Then the users exclaimed,
with a snarl and a taunt,
"What about hardware?"
with a nervous response.
Now Mister Jobs had waited,
with a certain tendency,
to the end of the show,
for the "Hardware" you see.
From beyond the shadows,
a cart came a'flying,
draped in secrecy,
and hidden from spying.
The new apple product,
was waiting beneath,
And the great church of apple,
cried with relief.
For their prayers had been answered,
when Jobs removed the sheet...
Was it an iPad?
was it an iMac?
A tablet with wireless connectivity?
And so ends this story,
too short,
too sweet,
for the future of Apple,
will is not even close to complete!!"