This is a very short science fiction based story with a funny twist in the end that I had written some years ago… I kind of stumbled upon it, so I thought I would post it on my blog, just for fun!
Have a relaxed weekend… -The ComputerBoom Guy
It is year 3026, and the Earth is in a bad shape.
After the 50 kilometer asteroid hit the earth, a global winter that lasted 200 years fell upon the Earth.
Hunger and famine struck, and then something worse.. War.. a devastating war for the little resources of the world. Who would have the little food left? What technology was left from the destruction from the asteroid was wiped out with the nuclear blasts that emitted electromagnetic pulses destroying all microprocessors.
(see reference= http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electromagnetic_pulse)
Humanity had lost almost everything, technology, knowledge, and the population was dwindling to only a few million.
However despite all despair some youth had hope for the future that a working computer will be found from the old days, and technology will be rebuilt. These dreams were soon to come true!
It seems that a submarine that had an onboard computer was trapped underwater when the asteroid struck the earth was frozen inside the ices that covered the earth… It seems that these heavy sheets of ice protected the computer from the neutron blasts and left the microprocessors intact!
Now after the 200 year winter was gone and the ice was starting to melt the submarine was rediscovered and the computer salvaged…. After 10 years of study… humans were able to reconstruct a power source so they can turn on this computer... at last they would be able to tap into the ancient knowledge of humanity before the catastrophy and rebuild the future…
In a stadium full of 5000 people the computer would be turned on. A gigantic mirror would show the image of the screen to all the people… and a new era would begin.
Jenop Pushed the power button, his hand trembling with anxiousness, he was the one who was chosen to turn on the computer! In fact he also was the one who found a few other parts for this machine that were missing.
After a few moments a green and blue screen showed with a round symbol… and music was heard throughout the stadium!
IT WAS WORKING!!!! 2 enigmatic Words appeared in front of Jenop’s eyes.. shimmering with beauty…
WINDOWS VISTA
"At LAST!" Jenop thought.. "At last humanity would be saved, civilization would be rebuilt, people would start learning again, and there would be no more hunger and pain!!! "
Then suddenly an annoying sound honked, and strange message appeared.
"Error, your system configuration has changed. You cannot log in to Windows unless you activate your copy of Windows Vista"
"Do you wish to activate by the internet or phone a Microsoft representative?"
WHO THE HECK IS MICROSOFT??????????????
