on 07/07/04 23:41, David Freels at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I bought a new 1.5 GHz G4 15" Powerbook, and I've got several questions. > > First, the mail order catalog offered free memory upgrade of 512mb for a total > of 1G; however, the sales guy said they were only offering a free 512 chip, > that there were slots for 2 chips, i.e., the system comes with 2x 256mb chips, > they pull one out, put in a 512 chip and send it out with 768 mb. > > He said the 1G of memory was "a typo." Then last week I got another catalog > from another vendor and there's the same "typo" of 512 mb free memory for a > total of 1G. > > So, what's the truth? > > Second, when I'm typing, for some reason parts of a word/sentence will > suddenly be typed into sentences and/or paragraphs two or three or so lines > above where I was. bodyDoes any > > See, it just did that. It moved the "body" in "anybody" to the beginning of > Does. > > What does this mean? How can this be corrected?
I would imagine that the mail order companies are kind of "tricking" people. I would call them again and ask them if they heard about the "Better Business Bureau". Depending on what they say, you might want to file a complaint with the BBB. You will need the business address of that mail order company. File your complaint by stating that they are doing false advertisements. If you can get 2 of their catalogs showing the same error, then it will be hard for them to argue a "typo". As for the text insertion moving, I guess the option to use the trackpad for clicking is turned on in the Mouse/Keyboard preference pane. If so, make sure that "Ignore accidental trackpad input" is also turned on. That should take care of the problem. And keep your hands off the trackpad when you're typing ;-) -Laurent. -- ============================================================================ Laurent Daudelin AIM/iChat: LaurentDaudelin <http://nemesys.dyndns.org> Logiciels Nemesys Software mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] GIGO /gi:'goh/ [acronym]: 1. `Garbage In, Garbage Out' -- usually said in response to lusers who complain that a program didn't "do the right thing" when given imperfect input or otherwise mistreated in some way. Also commonly used to describe failures in human decision making due to faulty, incomplete, or imprecise data. 2. `Garbage In, Gospel Out': this more recent expansion is a sardonic comment on the tendency human beings have to put excessive trust in `computerized' data. -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
