Dilbert cartoon first published on Friday 18th November 1994

Dilbert//2043, first published 32 years ago on Friday 18th November 1994

Tags

old computers spare wrokstaion screen saver

Official transcript

Wally stands in front of the Boss's desk and says, "This is just great . . . We engineers have old IBM 286 PCs and you have a Sparc workstation."

Wally continues, "Correct me if I'm wrong, but the only thing you know how to do is stare at the screen saver."

The Boss stares at the monitor and thinks, "How does that ball keep bouncing?"

Wally says as he walks away, "If anybody needs me I'll be scrolling some text."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

THIS IS JUST GREAT... WE ENGINEERS HAVE OLD IBM 286 PCS AND YOU HAVE A SPARC WORKSTATION.

CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG, BUT THE ONLY THING YOU KNOW HOW TO DO IS STARE AT THE SCREEN SAVER.

HOW DOES THAT BALL KEEP BOUNCING?

IF ANYBODY NEEDS ME I'LL BE SCROLLING SOME TEXT

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "The Screen Saver"

Summary:

• The comic strip features Dilbert, a character known for his sarcastic remarks and struggles with technology.
• In this strip, Dilbert is frustrated with the screen saver on his computer, which displays a ball bouncing around the screen.
• He complains that the ball is too distracting and asks if anyone knows how to turn it off.
• The engineer responds by saying that the screen saver is a "SPARC workstation" and that it's just great.
• Dilbert is unimpressed and asks if anyone needs him, implying that he's too busy to deal with the screen saver.
• The comic strip pokes fun at the frustration that many people experience when dealing with technology that doesn't work as expected.

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