Elektroniskt kedjebrev Lars Aronsson Något så ovanligt som ett elektroniskt kedjebrev nådde Lysator (vårt konto på datorn LISBET) den 12 februari. Kedjebrev per dator fortplantar sig fortare än de per vanlig post, eftersom flera generationer kan skapas på en dag. Bill Nye (nye@esvax.berkeley.edu) postade kedjebrevet den 20 januari i år. Innan det kom till Linköping, hade det hunnit passera 61 personer. Troligen har det tidigare cirkulerat på papper. Några orter, som brevet passerat är: 12 feb Linköping 9 feb Uppsala 9 feb Chalmers 4 feb Berkeley (UCB) 4 feb CalTech 28 jan Ames (NASA) 27 jan San Diego (UCSD) 20 jan Berkeley (UCB) Här kommer själva innehållet i brevet. Förmodligen kommer Lysator att råka ut för en massa olyckor för att jag nu publicerar det... Did you know who in 1923 was: 1. President of the largest steel company? 2. President of the largest gas company? 3. President of the New York Stock Exchange? 4. Greatest wheat speculator? 5. President of the Bank of International Settlement? 6. Great Bear of Wall Street? These men should have been considered some of the world's most successful men. At least they found the secret of making money. Now more than 55 years later, do you know what has become of these men? 1. The President of the largest steel company, Charles Schwab, died a pauper. 2. The President of the largest gas company, Edward Hopson, is insane. 3. The President of the N.Y.S.E., Richard Whitney, was released from prison to die at home. 4. The greatest wheat speculator, Arthur Cooger, died abroad, insolvent. 5. The President of the Bank of International Settlement shot himself. 6. The Great Bear of Wall Street, Cosabee Rivermore, died of suicide. The same year, 1923, the winner of the most important golf championship, Gene Sarazan, won the U.S. Open and PGA Tournaments. Today he is still playing golf and is solvent. CONCLUSION: STOP WORRYING ABOUT BUSINESS AND START PLAYING GOLF This letter originated in The Netherlands, has been passed around the world at least 20 times, bringing good luck to everyone who passed it on. The one who breaks the chain will have bad luck. Do not keep this letter. Do not send money. Just have your wonderful, efficient HP-UX/HPDESK cpu make five additional copies and send it to five of your friends to whom you wish good luck. You will see that something good happens to you four days from now if the chain is not broken. This is not a joke. You will receive good luck in four days. Workstations? You mean we're supposed to work at these things?