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-boun...@classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of Norman > Jaffe via cctalk > Sent: 22 May 2017 21:04 > To: cctalk <cctalk@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@classiccmp.org> > To: "Fred Cisin" <ci...@xenosoft.com>, "cctalk" <cctalk@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: > > > On Mon, 22 May 2017, Paul Koning via cctalk wrote: > >> 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 > definition" > > completely "standard" for RS-232, since "RS-232" stood for "RADIO SHACK > 232". > > > 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. > > > -- > Proud owner of F-15C 80-0007 > http://www.f15sim.com - The only one of its kind. > http://www.diy-cockpits.org/coll - Go Collimated or Go Home. > Some people collect things for a hobby. Geeks collect hobbies. > > ScarletDME - The red hot Data Management Environment A Multi-Value > database for the masses, not the classes. > http://scarlet.deltasoft.com - Get it _today_!
