IJMC - Netscape 2.0, Laughing Gas?

You know, I had a really bad joke to start this off with but I decided to 
spare everyone for at least a night. However, if Ms Lemay happens to see 
this post, I'd like her to know that I was quite tempted to remove her 
copyright notice...just to see what she would plant in my yard. I think 
it might be fun to find out! Anyway, thanks Laura, great comparison! -dave



 
  Amongst some folks I know, Netscape 2.0 is being affectionately (or,
  sometimes, insultingly) referred to simply as N20. N20, in case you
  didn't know, is also the chemical symbol for Nitrous Oxide, aka whippits,
  aka laughing gas.
 
  Oh, like I can resist this.
 
  Comparative features of N20 (the drug) and N20 (the software)
 
  Feature             N20 (the drug)           N20 (the software)
  -------             --------------           ------------------
  Price                   $22/24                      $49/1
 
  mode of
  transport              Inhalant                     TCP/IP
 
  Hardware              whip cream,               Windows, Mac,
  requirements           balloons                     Unix
 
  Fun value                high                      moderate
 
  Visual                sometimes                    usually
  hallucinations
 
  Auditory                 yup                     with plug-in
  hallucinations
 
  Causes horniness       sometimes             only if you're weird
 
  Kills brain cells        yup                       unproven
 
  Causes delusions
  of grandeur              yup                          yup
 
  Mental effects    causes philosophical       causes religious wars
                          debates
 
  Supports HTML 3.0        no                         some
 
  side effects          memory loss               urge to buy
                       B12 Deficiency           $20 stock at $75
 
 
  Copyright (c) 1995 Laura Lemay lemay@lne.com All usual disclaimers,
  warranties, bells and whistles. Copy this without my name on it and I
  will plant your yard with random seeds (ha ha).