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- From: evansg@uproar.enet.dec.com (Gwyn Evans @ IME)
- Subject: Re: DEClaser 1152 attached to Sparcstation - problem solved
- Message-ID: <1993Jan5.090115.9161@rdg.dec.com>
- Lines: 41
- Sender: news@rdg.dec.com (Mr News)
- Reply-To: evansg@uproar.enet.dec.com (Gwyn Evans @ IME)
- Organization: Digital Equipment Service Industries Solutions Company Ltd
- References: <1992Dec30.163111.19887@icf.hrb.com> <1992Dec31.100742.301@rlgsc.com> <1993Jan4.045638.27510@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu> <1993Jan4.222150.19895@icf.hrb.com>
- Date: Tue, 5 Jan 1993 09:01:15 GMT
-
-
- In article <1993Jan4.222150.19895@icf.hrb.com>, gwi@icf.hrb.com (Gregory W.
- Isett) writes:
- >It would have been nice if it had generated an error/diagnostic page (like
- >Error - unrecognized command "foobar", but it didn't...
- >
-
- You mean like this tale from rec.humor.funny :-
-
- In article <S4d0.1bc8@looking.on.ca>, jvbutera@grad04.math.ncsu.edu
- (Jeffrey V. Butera) writes:
- >Date: Wed, 30 Dec 92 19:30:02 EST
- >Newsgroups: rec.humor.funny
- >From: jvbutera@grad04.math.ncsu.edu (Jeffrey V. Butera)
- >Subject: A really useful error message
- >Keywords: smirk, computers, true
- >Approved: funny@clarinet.com
- >
- >It's interesting, the features people dream up in this
- >age of technology....
- >
- >We have a Sun SPARC laser printer which even has a feature
- >to print error messages like : "Printer low on toner" on a
- >piece of paper, in addition to those idiot lights on the
- >front panel.
- >
- >The best was last week: I was printing and noticed the printer
- >stopped and on came an indicator light. I looked and realized it
- >was out of paper. So I reloaded it, and sure enough, out comes
- >the next page with:
- >
- >"Printer out of paper."
- >
-
- :-)
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- | Gwyn Evans | evansg@uproar.enet.dec.com | Uxbridge, Middlesex, UK |
- | DESISCo - Digital Equipment Service Industries Solutions Company Ltd |
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