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If you have ever written a message in binary or hexadecimal, then
you might be a nerd.
If you still remember all the poke codes to change screen colors
on a commodore 64, then you might be
a nerd.
If you have all the math credits you need in school and take advanced
calculus for the entertainment
value of it, then you might be a nerd.
If you have memorized the original 46 drive type settings for PC CMOS
settings, then you might be a
nerd.
If you have ever computerized anything on your car, then you might be a nerd.
If you read the Discover section in Monday's Chronicle just to see how
behind they are, then you might
be a nerd.
If you have ever gotten a tan from sitting in front of your computer
monitor for too long, then you might
be a nerd.
If you have ever built anything out of the plans in Popular Science
and then improved the design, then
you might be a nerd.
If you are never without at least five pens and two #2 pencils, then you might be a nerd.
If you are never without a floppy disk in your pocket for just in case
you need it, then you might be a
nerd.
If you know the ASCII tables by heart, then you might be a nerd.
If you have ever built a device for reading the magnetic strip off of
the back of a credit card just to
see what it says, then you might be a nerd.
If you have converted your VCR into a backup device for your computer, then you might be a nerd.
If you have ever converted a tube radio to perform mathematical calculations, then you might be a nerd.
If you access the internet strictly by using IP addresses rather than URL's, then you might be a nerd.
If you have ever built a computer out of parts you dived into a dumpster for, then you might be a nerd.
If you ever call tech support and then talk the technician into tears
and make him promise to go get real
training, then you might be a nerd.
If your idea of the four basic food groups are pepperoni, cheese, crust,
and Jolt Cola, then you might be
a nerd.
If you have ever automated a toaster, you might be a nerd.
If your idea of fun is solving quadratic equations, then you might be a nerd.
If you like Bill Gates, then you might be a nerd.
If you changed what the start button looks like in Windows 95, then you might be a nerd.
If you know the difference between RJ45 and RJ11, then you might be a nerd.
If you hang out at Radio Shack to meet women, then you might be a nerd.
If you browse the internet with telnet instead of an HTML browser because
it is more "pure", then you
might be a nerd.
If you have ever used a CBT but cut it off because it was too basic, you might be a nerd.
If you know what an Altair system is and know how to program it, then you might be a nerd.
If you have ever calculated PI to more than 20 digits, you might be a nerd.
If you think analog data storage is much better than digital data storage, then you might be a nerd.
If you decorate your walls at home with computer compents, then you might be a nerd.
If you think of a computer virus not as a threat but as a challenge, then you might be a nerd.
If you have ever played music with a dot matrix printer, then you might be a nerd.
If you have ever come up with a compression algorithm, then you might be a nerd.
If you enjoy using UNIX without a GUI, then you might be a nerd.
If you have ever named a pet after a computer chip, then you might be a nerd.
If you think of the Discovery channel as the Comedy channel, then you might be a nerd.
If when you buy a hard drive the Flux Density is important to you, then you might be a nerd.
If you have ever used an 8track machine to backup your computer, then you might be a nerd.
If you have ever watched a movie and then went home and recreated and
then improved the same special
effects on your computer, then you might be a nerd.
If you qualify for more than one of these items listed above, then you are a nerd.
If you qualify for more than two of these items above, you have far
too much time on your hands.