Windows Yardie Edition

Windows 98JE - Jamaican


Windows 98JE - Jamaican Edition
Dear Constumas:

It look lik dem mek mistake an ship out couple a copies of WINDOWS
98/YAADIE VERSION somwhere ina Idaho. If you good ole counry folks
in Idaho need a translatian fi di comman dem here dem is:

When yuh open di Yaadie edition yuh wi si di opening screen. It reads:

WINDAS 98," wit a background picture of Halfway Tree Square.

When yuh start di program yuh wi hear di Bad bwoy antem:

"Murdara *la*hd deh pan yuh shoulda" by Buju Banton.

Please also note: Recycle Bin is labeled "General Penitentiary."

My Computer is called "A Fimi Own."

The Inbox is referred to as "Barrel come."
Deleted Items are referred to as "Gaan, Rub out, Yuh Salt."
Dial up Networking is called "Ring mi Cellie."
Control Panel is known as the "Babylon."
Performin' an "illegal operation" is known as "Smuggling not allowed
unless part of the Govament".
Hard Drive is referred to as "Stiff wood."

Instead of an error message, a "Ediat! Yuh know weh yuh a do?" pops up.

CHANGES IN TERMINOLOGY IN DA YAADIE EDITION:
OK................Cool Noh
Cancel...........No badda yah man
Reset.............Rewine
Yes...............Irie
No................No sah
Find.............. Look fi it
Browse............Faas
Back..............Tun roun
Help.............. (this is not a feature ...Jamaicans know it all an doan need noh help)
Stop..............Dun now
Start.............Gwan troo
Settings..........Di set up

Also note dat keyboard noh of di YAADIE EDITION no ave di letter "H."
Wi doan use dat in wi vocabulary ..So dis is how yuh mus type certain H words:
Help.. elp
Horrible..Arrible
Heart..Art
Heavy .. Ebby
Honda.. Unda
Handkerchif .. Kerchief
Holiday..Alliday
Please feel free to return any found YAADIE EDITION to the INS for
instant deportation back to JA.