22 May
2017
22 May
'17
1:18 p.m.
Not exactly computer related, but many years ago I was looking for a new slide projector.
I went into Dixons, at the time a UK electronics and photo store.
A young man who said he knew everything about projectors said he would show me the
device..
After asking a couple of questions, and receiving replies I knew from reading around, were
wrong,
I asked him how easy it was to change the bulb. After 15 enjoyable minutes during which he
removed every component, apart from the bulb, (well I enjoyed them, but struggled to keep
a straight face)
I said thank you, it was obviously too hard for me, leaving him to re-assemble the thing.
Not sure how long he took, I didn't wait to find out..
I then bought the same model from another store (Boots for the UK readers) who were IMHO
equally incompetent, but they offered a free 5-Year guarantee...
.. My wife said I was being cruel, and I said, no, all he had to do was admit he
didn't know how to change the bulb and find some one who could...
Dave
G4UGM
-----Original Message-----
From: cctalk [mailto:cctalk-bounces at classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of Norman
Jaffe via cctalk
Sent: 22 May 2017 21:04
To: cctalk <cctalk at classiccmp.org>
Subject: Re: Teletype 43
I had an employee of an electronics store tell me that the IBM modem
software on the 5.25" floppy for Windows would work fine on my
Macintosh... in the days long before Macintosh systems used non-Motorola
processors.
That was a fun 'discussion'.
From: "cctalk" <cctalk at classiccmp.org>
To: "Fred Cisin" <cisin at xenosoft.com>, "cctalk" <cctalk
at classiccmp.org>
Sent: Monday, May 22, 2017 12:57:52 PM
Subject: Re: Teletype 43
On Mon, 22 May 2017, Fred Cisin via cctalk wrote:
My jaw would not only have dropped at that
statement, but it likely would've
broken the hinge as well.
It reminds me of the time a cow-orker went to the local Radio Shack looking
for a GasFET and was told he'd have better luck at an auto parts store.
g.
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On Mon, 22 May 2017, Paul Koning via cctalk
wrote:
definition"
Does your PC have real RS232? A lot of
"RS232" ports are serial
ports, but not with correct RS232 levels. If you have "TTL RS232"
[sic] it won't work with an actual RS232 port.
The "CLASSIC" example: manager of the Radio Shack Computer Center told
me that the TRS80 Model 1 Expansion Interface RS-232 board was, "by completely "standard" for RS-232, since
"RS-232" stood for "RADIO SHACK
232".