6.2! 6.3!

by Alan Manifold

9/19/1996

(to the tune of Ob-La-Di Ob-La-Da)

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Desmond is the Tech1 at a NOTIS site,
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Molly is the Lib1 at the same,
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Desmond said to Molly--6.2 is a fright,
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And Molly called it by a very nasty name.

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6-point-2!  6-point-3!  What goes on?  Blah!
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La la la la, what goes on?
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6-point-2!  6-point-3!  What goes on?  Blah!
C             G7       C
La la la la, what goes on?

Desmond watches as the NOTIS tape unloads,
Gets a working system up for test,
Molly tries out all the new transaction codes,
But she gets only abends at the very best.

6-point-2!  6-point-3!  What goes on?  Blah!
La la la la, what goes on?
6-point-2!  6-point-3!  What goes on?  Blah!
La la la la, what goes on?

Molly says to Desmond--oh, what can we do?
Desmond says--I think it's up to us.
In a weekend, Molly thinks the whole thing through,
And Desmond codes it in a month in C-plus-plus.

6-point-2!  6-point-3!  What goes on?  Blah!
La la la la, what goes on?
6-point-2!  6-point-3!  What goes on?  Blah!
La la la la, what goes on?

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In a couple of years, they have half the market share,
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You can hear their work being widely praised in libraries everywhere.

Now'days Molly is the corporate CEO,
Desmond heads up new development,
All the older system vendors scratch their heads
And wonder where the heck their former clients went.

6-point-2!  6-point-3!  What goes on?  Blah!
La la la la, what goes on?
6-point-2!  6-point-3!  What goes on?  Blah!
La la la la, what goes on?
 
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And if you want some fun, take 6-point-3-point-1!