I had an old Kurzweil PC88MX in for repair today. Running the self diagnostics after repair the keyboard checks, amongst other things, two VLSI chips as follows:

TESTING HOMER...working...PASSED

and:

TESTING MARGE...working...PASSED

I wonder if it failed the screen would display...DOH!

Its always refreshing to come across the human element in unexpected places.

Anyone else come across something amusing when it was totally unexpected?

Here's one I heard a few years ago. The term 'TWAIN,' as used in computer terminology. I was told it was the acronym for 'Technology Without An Interesting Name.' That to me, as a complete ignoramus re. technology, sounds plausible, so do you know if that is correct, TWD?

That is indeed correct. That is exactly what the acronym DOES stand for!!

When the programmers were trying to come up with an name for their new (then) driver software for scanners, that was the best they could do. I have read in some circles, it was originally a temp name created as a bit of a joke, but it just stuck!!