12 Mar 1999
We make no claim that this story, as related by our regular correspondent Bill Onwusah, is true. We just wish it was. He writes: 'At a recent Sacramento PC Users Group meeting, a company was demonstrating its latest speech-recognition software. A representative from the company was just about to start the demonstration and asked everyone in the room to be quiet.
'Just then someone in the back of the room yelled: "Format C: Return".
'Someone else chimed in: "Yes, Return."
'Unfortunately, the software worked!'
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