"Folklore of Student Life" holds the accumulated wisdom and wit of several IU undergraduate classes and of a good many IU undergraduates, all focused upon the folklore -- those shared avenues of creativity and expression -- that is part of the college experience at Indiana University. This website is a joint production of Prof John McDowell and his students in a number of undergraduate classes
Early Computer Lore (from Jennifer’s archive research): Text 1 Title: This Old Man Class: F220 Semester/ Year: Spring 1982 Contributor : Mark Vonderschmitt This machine it played one It pushed start and program run. Chorus: With a nick knack, Paddy Continue Reading …
Text 2 Title: Illiac 4 Class: F220 Semester/ Year: Spring 1982 Contributor: Mark Vonderschmitt A computer named Illiac 4 Had a rather tough bug in its core. It chewed up its cards, And spewed yards and yards Of illogical tape Continue Reading …
Angie is a saleswoman at a computer store, Pugsly is a programmer who knows how to run a complex word processor called ‘Wordstar’ and Supersalesman is a salesman at the computer store who knows how to sell, but not much Continue Reading …