Lucretia McLizard - The world's first cyber lizard
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The document narrates the story of Lucretia McLizard, originally named Lucy, a house pet that transformed into the world's first cyber-lizard after a tragic incident involving her owner's computer. Following an explosion caused by Lucy's chewing on a power cable, she became a permanent internet companion, vigilant against cyber viruses. This story was written early in the internet era by Mal Cohen for a mascot naming contest, where he won a second prize.
Lucretia McLizard - The world's first cyber lizard
- 1. Lucretia McLizard The World’s First Cyber-lizard by Mal Cohen
- 2. Lucy Her original name was in fact, Lucy, a plain name for a rather plain house pet.
- 3. Lucretia But one day tragedy occurred when her human mommy, Lucretia, was busy on the Internet.
- 4. Lucy Eating Lucretia did not notice that Lucy was busy gnawing away at the computer power cable.
- 5. Explosion Suddenly there was a terrible explosion and black-out
- 6. Where Is Lucy? When power was restored and the computer rebooted, it was discovered that Lucy was nowhere to be found.
- 7. Cyber-Lizard However, what a surprise to all to find that Lucy was now transformed to become the world’s first cyber-lizard .
- 8. Internet Guide Now known to the world as Lucretia, she was alive and well as a permanent Internet companion and guide.
- 9. Viruses She is forever happy and busy, but always remains vigilant for unexpected cyber viruses which can prove fatal to both computer and cyber-lizard alike!
- 10. The End
- 11. Story Background This story was written in the early days of the Internet by Mal Cohen for a contest to name the mascot lizard at www.whiptail.com
- 12. Second Prize Mal didn’t win first prize, but was one of 6 second prize winners of a mug.
- 13. Created by Marlies Cohen he End