Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 24th April 2005

Dilbert//5853, first published 21 years ago on Sunday 24th April 2005

Tags

emailed file accomplishments entire month open the file down load browser upgrade broswer operating system upagrde software hard disk view of file engineering

Official transcript

"My accomplishement this month was opening a file that someone e-mailed."

"That took an entire month?"

"It wasn't that easy. I didn't have the right software to open the file."

"I tried to download the viewer from the Internet but the Web site didn't support my browser."

"And I couldn't upgrade my browser until I updated my operating system!"

"That required me to upgrade all of my software, too."

"My hard disk got maxed out, so I had to upgrade my computer and transfer all of the files."

"So, then you got to view the file?"

"Yeah...It was a funny one about a cat."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

MY ACCOMPLISHMENT THIS MONTH WAS OPENING A FILE THAT SOMEONE EMAILED.

THAT TOOK AN ENTIRE MONTH?

IT WASN'T THAT EASY. I DIDN'T HAVE THE RIGHT SOFTWARE TO OPEN THE FILE.

I TRIED TO DOWNLOAD THE VIEWER FROM THE INTERNET BUT THE WEB SITE DIDN T SUPPORT MY BROLKER. / AND I COULDN'T UPGRADE MY BROWSER UNTIL I UPGRADED MY OPERATING SYSTEM!

THAT REQUIRED ME TO UPGRADE ALL OF MY APPLICATIONS SOFTWARE, TOO.

MY HARD DISK GOT MAXED OUT, SO I HAD TO UPGRADE MY COMPUTER AND TRANSFER ALL OF THE FILES.

SO, THEN YOU GOT TO VIEW THE FILE?

YEAH...

IT WAS A FUNNY ONE ABOUT A CAT.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

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