Word: raster
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...have a most tedious conversation with Raster, in which I estimate the number of cubic feet in Soldier Field, rounded to the nearest foot. I ask Raster to multiply that by 24,808 and he shoots back...
...nongeek wouldn't have thought twice. But I say, ``Raster, you have Spam for brains. It should be an exact multiple of eight!'' Evidently my brother's new box came with one of those defective chips that makes errors when the numbers get really...
...Raster slaps himself upside the head; loose screws and transistors tumble out of his ears. ``Darn! Guess I'll have to have a talk with my programmer!'' And then he freezes up for a minute...
...Good evening, sir. Good evening, ma'am. What were those numbers again?'' Raster asks. Same voice, but different inflections -- more human. I call out the numbers one more time and he comes back with...
Anne's getting that glazed look in her eyes; I grope for an analog analogy. ``Remember The Exorcist? Well, Raster has just been possessed, like the chick in the flick. Except it's not just Beelzebub. It's a customer-service...