This video makes fun of modern newbie computer users by illustrating - in a way fully understandable to them - how silly some of their questions are by creating a similar problem in the Middle Ages.
It’s from a show called Øystein & Meg (Øystein & I) produced by the Norwegian Broadcasting television channel (NRK) in 2001. The spoken language is Norwegian. It’s written by Knut Nærum and performed by Øystein Bache and Rune Gokstad. Thanks to Megan for pointing this out to me - a good laugh indeed. And now, the Medieval Helpdesk:
Ah, those “books”. I still haven’t figured out where to click to turn the page or how to search through them.
First I scan the book in its entirety into my computer, page by dreadful page. Then I OCR the pages into scan-able text. Then I hit CTRL+F to search through the pages in a breeze. The setup only take 180 hours, but I can find the phrases in seconds!
Ah, perfect solution! I’m going to get started scanning all my books right away.