A master was explaining the nature of tao to one of his novices:
"the tao is embodied in all software
no matter how insignificant," he said.
"is the tao in a handheld calculator?" asked the novice.
"it is," came the reply.
"is the tao in a video game?"
"it is even in a video game."
"and is the tao in dos for a personal computer?"
the master coughed and shifted his position slightly.
"the lesson is over for today."