At 09:53 AM Sunday 3/19/2006, Julia Thompson wrote:
William T Goodall wrote:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0003QIFHG/103-9218007-6499853
Cheaper, bigger, has print server. What's the catch?
Sweet! If Dan doesn't get the current "spare" computer fixed up to
be a print server before his 2-week vacation is over, I'm going to
strongly recommend he get this for that purpose. :) (Documentation
sucking never stopped him on setting up electronic
equipment. Instructions sucking has had him throw up his hands on
assemble-it-yourself furniture, though, which is why I put all that
stuff together, or at least if one of us is going to do it alone,
it's me, not him. Reasonable division of labor, yes?)
Julia
Remember the story about the old handyman who, when someone asked how
he could put things together without once looking at the instructions
replied that he never learned how to read, and when you can't read,
you have to think . . .
That's so obviously an old joke, as so many products today come with
the "instructions" in some sort of cartoon form (I figure that is
less for customers who can't read as to save the trouble and expense
of translating the instructions into numerous languages). Some of
those take awhile to figure out and make sure you are interpreting
the drawing correctly. They also do away with the fun of being able
to read, Rosetta-stone-like, the same instructions in several
different languages and so perhaps learn some words in a new
language. (Okay, perhaps the number of people who consider that
"fun" is rather small . . . )
--Ronn! :)
"Since I was a small boy, two states have been added to our country
and two words have been added to the pledge of Allegiance... UNDER
GOD. Wouldn't it be a pity if someone said that is a prayer and that
would be eliminated from schools too?"
-- Red Skelton
(Someone asked me to change my .sig quote back, so I did.)
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