OT, Joke

[Jan-Albert Venter <JAVenter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> Has anyone heard of a product called DNA ?
> Apparently it is some kinda self-replicating code.
> And it can store millions of (ie "Mega-") records in a small amount
> of space.
>
> What I need to know is
>  - what platform does it work on
>  - does it come with any documentation?
>  - and do you really get free Jeans with every copy?
>
> It looks as if it may be a competitor of OnLine. If so, any reviews of the
> product would be appreciated.
> Are there any performance figures available?
> The customer told me that if a process dies before passing on the info
> in it's "thread" of DNA, that info could be lost for ever - so OnLine
might
> beat it on integrity there.
>
> Any info gratefully recieved.
> - J
>
> PS I think it comes from a company called Crick & Watson
>

Platform: Any life form, Claims to be very portable, however "porting"
DNA from one life form to another is difficult and highly error prone.

Documentation: None available. The designer (sic) negleted to document
the product. Some documentation has become available lately from 3rd
parties, who are attempting to re-engineer DNA. So far they have met
with limited sucess.

Free Jeans: Yes.

Crick & Watson are not the developers. They were one of the first to
attempt re-engineering. Original developers are unknown. Legend (unreliable)
ascribes design and development to a creature called "God", attributes
unknown. Others argue for a spontaneous process known as "evolution". No
one is sure. Debate on this point usually degenerates into a religious
argument.


A.J. Venter
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