Radio shows?

On Tue, 20 Jun 2000, John Foust wrote: > At 12:52 AM 6/20/00 -0400, Roger Merchberger wrote: > >Is this true? (I have a local AM Radio talk show called "Computer Talk"

Just ask them qustions about real comptuers, like, tell them that you just got a PDP-11/44 that's not working, that you've tested the PSU, describe the switch settings on the boards and what lights are lit and what the console displays and what you've discovered using a logic probe, oscilloscope and VOM and then proceed to ask questions about using your logic analyzer to debug the problem further. You know what would really be fun? If a dozen or so of us all kept calling one of those PeeCeeLuzeDoze shows and kept asking them questions like this. Ok, first, we'd have to get past the call screening, but, we could tell the call screener that it's about some LuzeDoze system related problem, then get on the air and ask a question about a real computer system. That's it, we should launch a Usenet campaign to swamp the radio PeeCee shows with questions about VAXen, IBM mainframes, Tandems running Guardian and also ask about UNIX - stay away from asking Linux questions as that's becomming common and they may know about that - hit 'em with Version 7 related questions, along with AIX, System III, PNX, DGUX, etc. questions. Just think, calls from all over the world flooding one of these radio shows with interesting questions. A few more ideas: Call in a question about a hard disk problem, then hit 'em with a question about your RK05 or Funitsu Eagle while you've got the schematics in front of you. Let's not forget the simple questions too, like telling them there's a problem with the fan in your PeeCee, and then ask their opinion on a proper repair; I'm sure they'll tell you to replace the power supply. At that point, tell them that you don't want to replace the entire PSU and that you've removed the fan, and what you really want to know is what type of lubricant they recommend for it after you give them the model number. A few years ago, I had a telephone call from someone one up in Delaware (or was it Rhode Island? - it was one of those place up north) who wanted me to host a radio talk show about computers. The catch was that I'd have to put some money up front for this until sponsors began picking up the tab, and I wasn't sure how legitimate this was. Is that how it usually works? Or, drive up the prices for our toys. :-( -- R. D. Davis rdd(a)perqlogic.com http://www.perqlogic.com/rdd 410-744-4900