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From: jer@peora.UUCP (J. Eric Roskos)
Newsgroups: net.bizarre
Subject: Re: Something lost in the translation...
Message-ID: <1661@peora.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 20-Sep-85 13:36:23 EDT
Article-I.D.: peora.1661
Posted: Fri Sep 20 13:36:23 1985
Date-Received: Fri, 27-Sep-85 03:40:41 EDT
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Organization: Perkin-Elmer SDC, Orlando, Fl.
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This posting made me think of another truly humorous piece of mistranslated
instructions, my favorite example.  I posted this in net.consumers awhile
back, so I apologize if you've seen it before, but that was long before
net.bizarre was created... it belongs better here.

The following are the introductory instructions for a Japanese-made line
printer, the opening paragraph that describes its many features.  This
printer was purchased just after it began to be sold in the US; I'm told
the manual that contained this has since been rewritten in original English.
I've changed the model number of the printer in order to not embarass anyone.
Punctuation, capitalization, and spelling, with the exception of the fictional
name "ZZ-298", are exactly as they appear in the manual.


	  The excellent output machine of MODEL ZZ-298 as extra-
	ordinary DOT MATRIX LINE PRINTER, built in two MICRO-
	PROCESSORSs as well as EAROM, is featured by permitting
	wonderful co-existence such as; 'high quality against
	low cost', 'diversified functions with compact design',
	'flexibility in accessibleness and durability of approx.
	2000,000,000 Dot/Head', 'being sophisticated in mecha-
	nism but possibly agile operating under noises being
	extremely suppressed' etc.

	  And as a matter of course, the final goal is just
	simply to help achieve 'super shuttle diplomacy' between
	cool data, perhaps earned by HOST COMPUTER, and warm
	heart of human being.
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Shyy-Anzr:  J. Eric Roskos
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