25 May
2000
25 May
'00
11:43 a.m.
<< On Thu, 25 May 2000, Mark Gregory wrote:
On the whole, your reply seemed remarkably snotty and
unhelpful, and didn't
R. D. Davis replied:
< Sorry it appeared that way; it was posted only out of concern for the
< preservation of older computers. >>
Good grief, man, give us a break! If that note was posted "only out of
concern" then why did it include this bit of condescension???:
< Don't you mean an I/O card with a short circuit somewhere? If you
< don't know what a short circuit is, just ask, or experiment... e.g.,
< if, for example, you touch the conductors connected to the hot and
< ground connectors of a mains socket, and a fuse blows or a circuit
< breaker trips, you'll find that you've learned a lot about short
< circuits and saving classic computers. ;-)
Anyone who reads this list on even a semi-regular basis knows that Mr. Rigdon
is well aware of what a short is. Why the put-down? Do you think that you
are conducting a high-school electric shop class and talking to a bunch of
eighth-graders? Personally, I have never received anything from Joe Rigdon
except help when I needed it, which is more than I can say of you.
Actually, I'm glad that you blatantly displayed your arrogance in your post
to this list. Now everyone has a better idea of who they're dealing with
when they see a note signed "R. D. Davis."
Glen Goodwin
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