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- From: Curt.Shehow@p33.f75.n3603.z1.FIDONET.ORG (Curt Shehow)
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- Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc
- Subject: Re: Computers dont HAVE to be complicated!
- Message-ID: <7287.2A6AFF1E@psycho.fidonet.org>
- Date: Mon, 20 Jul 92 14:54:50 EDT
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- 18 Jul 92, douglask@pongnet.chi.il.us (Douglas Kasten) writes :
-
- > Crossposted from comp.sys.amiga.advocacy:
- >
- > Subject: Re: PC's vs. mortals
- > Date: Sat, 11 Jul 1992 14:07:41 GMT
- >
- >
- > matt@gbrmpa.gov.au (Matt) writes:
- >
- >
- >>> in one of our 486's. I was asked about doing it. I said no way. I'm
- >>> Amiga person. I'm not gonna be responsible for anything that might go
- >>> wrong. I basically know nothing hardware-wisbout PC's. This is dumb.
- >>> Give me AutoConfig, or give me death. :-)
- >
- >> 1) Buy memory for the machine.
- >> 2) Open case, insert simms into sockets.
- >> 3) Turn it on, machine halts, says memory limit size incorrect, hit F1.
- >> 4) Hit F1, then SAVE.
- >> 5) cold boot PC
- >> It couldn't be much simpler, other than autoconfiguring, that takes out
- >> steps 3 & 4, but where's the fun in that?
- >
- > I suppose this is why it took the *professional* service person 2.5 (that
- > two point five) hours to accomplish this task? I'm dead serious. All he
- > did was install two additional megs of RAM. He opened the computer up
- > three times! He ran various configuration programs trying to figure out
- > what was wrong for half that time total. This guy is supposed to know wh
- > he is doing!
- >
- > You my argue that he in fact *didn't* know what he was doing, which
- > effectively reduces him to the skill level of the average everyday user.
-
- [...]
-
- Well obviously he didn't... When installing anything in a PC, it's wise
- not to screw cover back on until _after_ you get everything working
- correctly. :-)
-
- And I also don't think it's too difficult to install memory. It took me
- all of 5 minutes last time...
-
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