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Skriven 2009-03-04 17:01:00 av George Vandervort (1:382/8)
  Kommentar till text 53880 av Jean Parrot (1:123/789.0)
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Hello Jean!

Wednesday March 04 2009 16:11, Jean Parrot wrote to Alan Zisman:

 JP>     I have just checked and this user is quite set in his ways, a real
 JP> old fellow, (way past 75, at least three months), he says that this
 JP> problem is not his but the destinees'.  Charming fellow !
 JP>
 JP>     The rest of your advice, I have read. Thanks a mega. I also think
 JP> that OO Word is quite nice, my friend's problem will be to have the
 JP> idea of an upgrade accepted. Old fellow and old systems do not mix
 JP> well. I would like to say that this is a Mac attitude, I used to think
 JP> so, now I know that all platforms can do most anything. I know a few,
 JP> too many, PC users that will not even update their system, let alone
 JP> use a firewall of AV. This guy has better not call me for service.
 JP>
 JP> -+- Thunderbird 2.0.0.19 (Windows/20081209)
 JP>  + Origin: Fidonet Via Newsreader - http://www.easternstar.info
 JP> (1:123/789.0)

I also know a few stuborn people myself with that attitude..


=== Cut ===

  Tech Support Problem:

 "Can I help you?"

 "Yes, well, I'm having trouble with WordPerfect."

 "What sort of trouble?"

 "Well, I was just typing along, and all of a
      sudden the words went away.",

 "Went away?"

 "They disappeared."

 "Hmm. So what does your screen look like now?"

 "Nothing."

 "Nothing?"

 "It's blank; it won't accept anything when I type."

 "Are you still in WordPerfect, or did you get out?"

 "How do I tell?"

 "Can you see the C:\ prompt on the screen?"

 "What's a sea-prompt?"

 "Never mind.  Can you move the cursor around on
      the screen?"

 "There isn't any cursor:  I told you, it won't
      accept anything I type."

 "Does your Monitor have a power indicator?"

 "What's a Monitor?"

 "It's the thing with the screen on it that looks like a TV.

 "Does it have little light that tells you when it's on?"

 "I don't know."

 "Well, then look on the back of the Monitor and
      find where the power cord goes into it.
      Can you see that?"

 ...."Yes, I think so."

 "Great!  Follow the cord to the plug, and tell me
     if it's plugged into the wall."

 ...."Yes, it is."

 "When you were behind the Monitor, did you notice
      that there were two cables plugged into the back
      of it, not just one?"

 "No."

 "Well, there are.  I need you to look back there
      again and find the other cable."

 "Okay, here it is."

 "Follow it for me, and tell me if it's plugged
      securely into the back of your computer."

 "I can't reach."

 "Uh huh.  Well, can you see if it is?"

 "No."

 "Even if you maybe put your knee on something and
      lean way over?"

 "Oh, it's not because I don't have the right
      angle; it's because it's dark."

 "Dark?"

 "Yes-the office light is off, and the only light
     I have is coming in from the window."

 "Well, turn on the office light then."

 "I can't."

 "No?  Why not?"

 "Because there's a power outage."

 "A power...  A power outage?  Aha!  Okay, we've
      got it licked now.  Do you still have the boxes
      and manuals and packing stuff your computer came
      in?"

 "Well, yes, I keep them in the closet."

 "Good!  Go get them, and unplug your system and
      pack it up just like it was when you got it.
      Then take it back to the store you bought it from."

 "Really?  Is it that bad?"

 "Yes, I'm afraid it is."

 "Well, all right then, I suppose.  What do I tell
      them?"

 "Tell them that you're too Damn Stupid to own a computer."

 Click!
=== Cut ===



Regards,
George Vandervort

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