I/O Baby!
Long ago and far away in the fair land of Convex, the inhabitants spent one
day each summer playing in the sand. They ate roasted pigs, killed many
kegs, and participated in lip-synch contests. One day a song was played
that proved to be the most controversial of all time. The company was being
sued, things were "running a bit behind" in the lab, and tempers
simmered. Here, rescued from the sands of time, is that fateful recording.
Terry Morris preserved the tape, Dave Nobles converted it to MP3, and Ken
King found the lyrics. The one, the only - I/O Baby! |
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Yo viop! Let's boot it!
IO BABY IO
BABY
All right start, collaborate and LISTEN,
IO's back with a brand new invention.
8 cpus, coupled real TIGHTLY
running on neptune daily and nightly.
WILL IT EVER SHIP? Yo, I hope so,
turn on the lights, and let's GO.
To the extreme, it computes like a vandal,
sell it to the world and wax Cray like a candle.
DEAD! Our competitors, soon.
We're killing them all like a poisonous mushroom.
DEADLY! When we sing our new melody,
anything less than the best is a felony.
Buy it, release it, we're a little bit late.
Javelin and Neptune, the world can't wait.
If there was a problem, Yo, we'll solve it,
check out a book why the FE resolves it.
IO BABY IO
BABY
Now that the party is JUMPIN,
with the bass kicked in and the kegs are pumpin.
Quick to the point; the point no FAKIN
roast three pigs - get a ton-o-bacon.
Burning em', if you aint quick and NIMBLE,
we go crazy when we see our symbol.
Convex stock price close around ten-o.
It's on a roll - headed toward ZERO.
IO BABY IO
BABY
Paluck, Wallach, Wise and MARSHALL,
at the customers, giving them the hardsell.
Times are tough, they want the new stuff.
DID THEY ORDER? Maybe next quarter.
Keep on, pursuant to the next stop,
I'm talking vectors, promised them a giga-flop.
There's a short wait, we're a little late,
EVERYTHING IS GOING GREAT!
IO BABY IO
BABY
Software - running in realtime.
Javelin skins, new chips on the inside.
HOLD ON! Javelin's a no-go,
cache is too small and the fetch is just too slow.
Got to ship fast or the profits won't be high,
ship it now or the profits go bye-bye.
If there's a problem, Yo we'll solve it,
have a neptune while the vps resolve it.
IO BABY IO
BABY
Starfest - it's a tropical cruise,
weeklong party full of drinks and food.
Ladies walk the decks in bikinis
Men are flexin cause they're scoping wahines
TOP TEN, and the rest can wait.
The only thing to worry - can you get a date?
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