Re: Search engine for FoRK

CobraBoy! (tbyars@earthlink.net)
Wed, 2 Jul 1997 20:15:28 -0800


Someone named black@wookie.net around 7:01 PM -0800 on 7/2/97, cleverly
crafted this:

> I believe my Magic 8-Ball Search Engine(tm) will provide superior results
> to either of those *and* no messy search syntax! Simply use your mouse
> to vigorously agitate the Virtual 8-Ball and you are assured of getting
> concise, quality results in a fraction of the time most search engines
> require. "Answer Fuzzy" not to your liking? Simply shake again!
>
> Why is Magic 8-Ball so fast? Because it is entirely client-side. That's
> right, we actually download the entire index and search engine to *your*
> computer. Our advanced compression techniques squeeze all that into a
> mere 50k (patents pending).
>
> I'll be sure to post here when we go into beta.

absolutely the funniest post I have ever seen from Mr Black.

clearly FoRK brings out the best....

Mr. White