Chapter 1 - Default







Computer Trouble
Arthur is copyright Marc Brown
Microsoft owns Windows, IBM is owned by OS2, Linux is owned by their
respective copyright holders (Novell and Mandrake), and Mac OS obviously is
owned by Macintosh Computers.

The Brain sighed in disbelief as his computer crashed yet again, “Supposed to be
the most stable Microsoft operating system ever but this thing is sheer
garbage,” He then yelled, “Why can’t Microsoft do anything right?” The Brain
restarted the computer, when he got into Windows; the computer locked up and
gave him the dreaded blue screen of death, “Arrgh!” He was now ticked off almost
tempted to throw the computer out the window.
“Why can’t they just make an operating system that actually works for once?”
The Brain yelled, “Sue Ellen and George are lucky because they have Mac’s, and
they actually work.”
He turned off his computer and went to bed; he was grumbling in his sleep,
“Stupid Microsoft can’t make a stupid operating system if they even tried.”
The next morning he was tempted to throw his computer in the garbage but had
an idea; as it was a Saturday he walked to the computer store and asked the
sales clerk a question.
“I need help my PC is always crashing and I want a new operating system,
something that doesn’t crash every five minutes,” The Brain said
frantically.
“Try Linux it is the next best thing, many people prefer it compared to
Windows,” The sales clerk said.
“Alright I will take a copy,” The Brain replied.
“What distribution?” The clerk asked.
“Anything easy to install” The Brain said
“Mandrake it is,” The Clerk said.
The Brain paid the aardvark man $40 bucks that he saved up. He was excited to
wipe the cursed Microsoft operating system off the computer; it was like nirvana
to him.
When he got home he wiped the hard drive clean to make way for a change.
An hour later he was done installing.
“This doesn’t crash but I wonder what my friends will think,” The Brain
thought.
Fantasy Scene.
“Brain your computer skills are über better than mine,” Fern said warmly as
she hugged him.
“Brain I think it was very brave of you switching to Linux,” Sue Ellen
added.
End Fantasy Scene.
The Brain sighed, “They won’t be my girlfriends because of that…”
Fantasy Scene.
“What is Linux?” Fern asked as she was perplexed.
“Lin-ux?” Sue Ellen said as she didn’t know what it was either.
End Fantasy Scene.
At school on Monday, the Brain wanted to tell someone about the operating
system, he told Sue Ellen
“Hey Sue Ellen, what sort of computer do you run?” The Brain asked
curiously.
“My parents and I use an I-Mac, why?” Sue Ellen asked.
“I just wiped Windows XP off my PC and put Linux on it, it is the best thing
ever,” The Brain gushed.
“Right…” Sue Ellen said as she was confused; she walked into the school.
“Drat…” The Brain said, then thought, “I always wanted her to be my
girlfriend,” and he noticed Fern and he asked himself “What if she runs a
Windows PC?”
Fantasy Scene
Fern, Arthur, Buster, Francine and Muffy walk towards the Brain, Sue Ellen
and George
“Mac and Linux users have no place here, you will all be assimilated,” They
said as if they were zombies.
End Fantasy Scene
“Noooooo!” He yelled.
Fern found the Brain shaking with fear, “What’s wrong?”
“Get away from me you are going to assimilate me!” The Brain yelled.
“Have you been watching Voyager again?” Fern asked curiously.
“No I done a major upgrade to my computer and if I told you I was running
Linux; you, Arthur, Muffy, Francine and Buster would drone on by saying that you
all would assimilate Sue Ellen, George as well as myself,” The Brain
explained..
Fern laughed, “Don’t be silly, the computer I have at home is running it, I
am using SuSe Linux.”
“Really,” The Brain said in an interested tone and he thought, “Fern is the
next best thing.”
“My parents made the switch because they had such terrible luck with
Windows,” Fern explained.
“Do you think a Linux and Mac OS club would be a good idea?” The Brain
asked.
“Who uses Macs?” Fern asked curiously.
“Sue Ellen and George,” The Brain replied, “If we all stick together we will
overcome.”
“Unless we have a Linux club,” Fern admitted, “Only you and me,”
The Brain blushed a little bit, “Sure, that sounds like fun, should we
introduce our friends to Linux?”
“I don’t know…” Fern replied.
Fantasy Scene.
The Brains computer is in the garbage.
“Buster, bring my computer back inside right now!” The Brain yelled
angrily.
“Aww…” Buster said as he walked to retrieve the computer.
End Fantasy scene.
“Or worse try teaching Binky,” Fern joked.
Fantasy Scene.
Binky throws Ferns computer out the window.
End Fantasy Scene.
“I guess if we do a Linux club it will be only us two, we could invite Sue
Ellen and George because they use Macs,” Fern suggested.
“Now you’re talking!” The Brain said happily, “I would rather teach them
Linux than Buster.”
Buster overheard, “Teach who what? Teach me what you know!”
“Are you sure?” The Brain asked nervously, “I don’t want my computer in the
garbage because you got mad at it, unplugged it and just dumped it in the
trash.”
“I am sure, if anyone is good at computes it is you or the writer of this
story,” Buster replied.
“…Ok,” The Brain said, “You can come only if you don’t throw my computer in
the garbage.”
After school Buster and Fern went to the Brains.

“And here is my computer with Linux,” The Brain announced.
“Mandrake,” Fern said as the computer booted up.
Buster couldn’t understand anything on the operating system he was waiting to
get into the graphical user interface.
A few minutes of trying Linux Buster unplugged the computer.
“Don’t even think about it!” The Brain warned.
“Your computer is too hard to use,” Buster complained, “I was going to throw
the computer out the window.”
Buster sighed and went home.
“Mom, the Brains computer is too hard to use,” Buster complained.
“It is just like our computer,” Mrs. Baxter replied.
“No he put some sort of Linux thing on it and it is impossible to use,”
Buster said.
“It is Alan’s choice,” Mrs. Baxter said.
Buster rain upstairs and went to use the computer, “Phew Windows…” A few
seconds later the computer crashed, “Aww…”

Fern and the Brain were talking.
“I think Buster was slightly annoyed,” Fern said.
“I made the move because Windows always kept crashing,” The Brain
admitted.
Fern just smiled at him, “I thought I was the only one in class.”
“I was nervous to tell people, I know Sue Ellen and George use Macs because I
seen them there, they would never dare touch a Windows PC; anyways why are you
using Linux?”
“Just since Windows kept crashing on us, my mom wanted to use Linux since it
hardly crashed,” Fern explained.
The next day at school Buster was talking to Arthur.
“He is like a totally new person using Linux,” Buster complained.
“Well it is his choice,” Arthur replied, “Give this Linux thing a chance and
install it on your PC.”
“No way I am not going to use it because they use it!” Buster snapped.
Sue Ellen joined the conversation, “Or better yet get a Mac.”
“Your computer is hard to use as well,” Buster joked, “How do you live with
yourself using that computer of yours?”
“It is easy,” Sue Ellen replied, “You are just a simple minded rabbit boy who
doesn’t understand computers.”
“Well you are a…” Buster was lost for words and sighed, “I already lost the
argument.”
“You did alright,” Arthur joked.
Buster finally thought of something to say to Sue Ellen, “Well you are a Mac
user!”
Arthur and Sue Ellen just looked at him.
“So?” Sue Ellen replied.
The bell rang and they all went into the class; a new seating plan was
posted.
The Brain was sitting with Fern, Sue Ellen and George at one table; the other
windows users were sitting at other tables.
“I think a computer club would be good,” Fern said, “Linux users and Mac
users.”
“I guess if we are all here,” George commented.
Buster overheard and walked towards the table and asked, “A club? Can I
join?”
“Mac users or Linux users only,” Fern said.
“That is the stupidest thing I ever heard, you are all thinking that we
regular Windows PC users aren’t good enough!” Buster yelled, “Well I will form
my own club in which Arthur, Muffy, Jenna, Francine and the striped shirt rabbit
girl whom I don’t even know her name will be members and it will be Windows
users only.”
“What about Binky?” Sue Ellen asked.
“What about him?” Buster replied, “He doesn’t have a computer, so he can’t
join.”
“That is kinda mean,” Sue Ellen criticized.
“Well he better be more adept as a windows user!” Buster yelled.
Mr. Ratburn walked in hearing yelling, “Mr. Baxter if you are having a
problem please don’t use anger, solve your problems in a more social
manner.”
“Fern won’t let me join her stupid club for jerks!” Buster yelled
angrily.
“It is my club,” Fern said calmly, “Just because we use a different operating
system on our computer he just wants in.”
“But it isn’t fair,” Buster complained.
“You complained that you couldn’t understand my PC now you want to join the
Linux and Mac club?” The Brain commented.
“Alright, alright, Buster I think you need a five minute break to cool down a
little,” Mr. Ratburn said.
“I will not calm down, not until she lets me join her stupid club for jerks,”
Buster yelled angrily.

Buster was sitting in the principals’ office.
“I believe that you are responsible for being disruptive in class today,” Mr.
Haney said.
“It is Ferns fault, she won’t let me join her computer club,” Buster
complained, “She is being bias against Windows users!”
“What does that even mean?” Mr. Haney asked as he sat down.
“She and the Brain are both Linux users, and she let Sue Ellen and George
join on part that they are Mac users, she is forming a bias against Windows
users because she won’t let any Windows users join her club.”
“I think I should just call your mother, and send you home from school, and
some counseling maybe” Mr. Haney said, “This computer stuff has messed up your
mind.”
Within minutes Buster was home.
“Ok Buster with your unacceptable behavior you won’t be allowed to touch the
computer for a week,” Mrs. Baxter said sternly, “You should know that arguing
won’t get your way all the time,”
Buster sighed in disbelief and went into his room.
Mrs. Baxter was thinking, “I got to get a new computer the thing on my desk
is a few years old…”

The next day at school Buster had a plan.
“If you Mac and Linux users won’t let windows users join then the windows
users are going to be on no speaking terms with you guys,” Buster said
calmly.
“But Buster…” Arthur protested.
Buster was angered, “If you want to join them, there is a spare chair at the
table over there!”
Arthur was in defeat, he couldn’t talk to his friends but it was also clear
that Buster was loosing it.
After no one talking with each other, Arthur wanted to talk to Fern.
“I am sorry for Busters behavior, he has been using his computer so much over
the past few weeks I think his mind has been fried,” Arthur said.
“Thank you,” Fern said happily.
Buster caught Arthur talking to Fern, “Arthur! No talking with the
enemy!”
Arthur lowered his head, “I am sorry…”
After school Buster went home and to his surprise was a new computer.
“Cool!” Buster said as he looked at the sleek new technology; he turned it on
and to his shock on his computer was Linux, he stood there wide eyed,
“Nooooooooooooooo!” and he lay on the floor.
“L-Linux!” Buster said over and over again.
Mrs. Baxter found Buster lying on the floor trembling.
He kept on repeating, ‘Linux’ over and over again.
Mrs. Baxter thought of something and had to make a phone call, “Hello Dr.
Sharp, I want to make an appointment for my son to a psychologist, tomorrow?
Great!”
The next day Buster was at Dr. Sharps.
“Ok Buster you are seeing me because you are what in medical terms mentally
ill,” A bear man said.
“I am not going to use Linux!” Buster yelled, “Fern and Alan started this, I
am not going to encourage their Linux use by using that deplorable operating
system my self!”
“I think a few days at a mental institution would do you good,” The doctor
replied.
“They are crazy, unfair and have a bias against us Windows users!” Buster
said angrily.
“I happen to use Lindows, the cross between Linux and Windows,” The doctor
then pushed a button and two muscular aardvark men came in and wrapped Buster in
a straightjacket and sent him off to the mental institution.
The next day at school The Brain went to talk to the windows users, “I am
sorry for what I did, now Buster is in a mental institution because he has a new
computer with Linux on it, how I know is that his mom told me.”
“I am sorry for Buster how he segregated all of you, it doesn’t matter what
type of computer you use,” Arthur replied..
Binky ran in excited, “Hey I got a new PC with OS 2 Warp 4 on it on it!” Then
asked, “Where is Buster?”
“He is in a mental institution, as using his computer has really fried his
mind,” The Brain explained, and then lowered his head, “It is my fault.”
“Don’t blame yourself,” Fern said warmly, “Buster has always been crazy, Mrs.
Baxter told my parents that he started becoming less sociable due to his
computer use and he just lost it, he just needs to swallow his pride and accept
that we are both Linux users, Sue Ellen and George are Mac users, Binky is an
OS2 user and everyone else is a Windows user if Binky was more impartial to
Linux and Windows he could have used Lindows.”
Everyone just laughed as almost everything was back to normal, except for
Buster who was still sitting in a padded cell wearing a straight jacket.
The End.

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