Hilarious!! Abacus vs. Computer

This was from Matuska Anna's blog- Praying with my Feet

Advantages of the Abacus versus the Computer

1. The abacus isn't obsolete three days after you buy it.
   

   “Hey, Joe, look at my new AB5000!”

   “I hate to tell you this, but they just released the AB5001.”

   “Shoot!”
2. People can't steal information from your hard drive.
3. You can't fritter away your afternoon playing solitaire or minesweeper.
4. Facebook isn't so much a hit.
5. It's much safer for your kids to play on.
6. You can take (in theory) an abacus through the metal detector at an airport.*
7. People think you're smart. Any idiot can use a computer.
8. The abacus floats in a flood.
9. If you want to resell it, simply move all the beads to the left to zero out your hard drive.
10. There are no “abacus viruses”.
11. In a pinch you can make your own abacus. In less than a decade.
12. You will never be subjected to “abacus chain mail.”
13. The cost of ink cartridges doesn't factor into your buying decisions.
14. You can use the abacus in a power failure.
15. Y2K was a non-issue.

Disadvantages of the Abacus versus the Computer

1. Internet connections are a lot slower.
2. You can't fritter away your afternoon playing solitaire or minesweeper.
3. Not much memory.
4. There's no abacus help desk.
5. No one has figured out how to download music yet.
6. It's hard to watch DVDs on your abacus.

Things that are just the same

1. If you drop it, you probably lost all your work.
2. There's still a learning curve.
3. Somebody else will always have a newer or more impressive one than you have.
4. Your kids will still figure it out faster.
   
   (A collaborative effort by Father and Matushka)