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== History ==
 
== History ==
"A Laptop Like You" was written in response to a request that Jonathan premiere a new song at his third appearance at the [http://www.poptech.org/ Pop Tech] conference.<ref>[[A Talk with JoCo, Part 2 (Undocumented Songs)]]</ref>
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"A Laptop Like You" was written in response to a request that Jonathan premiere a new song at his second appearance at the [http://www.poptech.org/ Pop Tech] conference, in 2004.<ref>[[A Talk with JoCo, Part 2 (Undocumented Songs)]]</ref>
  
 
== Live performance ==
 
== Live performance ==
As mentioned above, "A Laptop Like You" premiered at Jonathan's third appearance at the Pop Tech.  It is believed to have never been performed at a Jonathan Coulton concert.
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As mentioned above, "A Laptop Like You" premiered at Jonathan's second appearance at the Pop Tech.  It is believed to have never been performed at a Jonathan Coulton concert.
  
 
== Trivia ==
 
== Trivia ==

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A Laptop Like You (demo)
ReleaseOther Experiments
Length3:25
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"A Laptop Like You (demo)" is a song on Jonathan Coulton's collection of miscellaneous tracks, Other Experiments.

History

"A Laptop Like You" was written in response to a request that Jonathan premiere a new song at his second appearance at the Pop Tech conference, in 2004.[1]

Live performance

As mentioned above, "A Laptop Like You" premiered at Jonathan's second appearance at the Pop Tech. It is believed to have never been performed at a Jonathan Coulton concert.

Trivia

  • The attributes of the laptop described in the song make it clear that Jonathan is singing about an Apple Macintosh laptop. Modern Mac operating systems are based on Unix, Macs have a one-button mouse, the keyboards on some versions of Mac laptops did leave keyboard-shaped marks on the screen, etc.. The fact that the singer is willing to overlook the laptop's shortcomings is typical of enthusiastic Mac owners as well. (Jonathan uses a Mac laptop onstage when he plays his Zendrum.)

Availability

Downloads

"A Laptop Like You" is available for purchase in the Jonathan Coulton MP3 Store as an individual track or as part of the Other Experiments collection. Of course, this song is also included as part of the "Everything" playlist.

Downloadable FLAC versions of the above are available in the Jonathan Coulton FLAC Store

CD

"Other Experiments" has not been made available in CD form.

Other versions

A karaoke version of "A Laptop Like You" is available on the Jonathan Coulton Karaoke Store.

Themes

Citations

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Other Experiments
1. Screwed (demo) - 2. Bills, Bills, Bills - 3. A Laptop Like You (demo) - 4. Bacteria - 5. Brookline (demo) - 6. Dance, Soterios Johnson, Dance (demo) - 7. Beds Hurt My Booty - 8. I Crush Everything (demo) - 9. Skullcrusher Mountain (demo) - 10. The Future Soon (demo) - 11. Gambler's Prayer (demo) - 12. Mandelbrot Set (demo) - 13. Camp Bachelor Alma Mater