on 8-25-04 11:13 PM, David Elmo at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Anyone kindly know anything about this little infuriation? > > I mean, this business of smart machines with minds of their own is all very > well, but there should be a method of telling them things, interrupting them > to do this and that - and they taking on board your SUGGESTIONS ... > DEMANDS...
Actually, this matter is so simple and straightforward, I'm surprised it made it onto the list at all: you tripped the PL 4/600's Desperation Circuit. The Desperation Circuit is a widely-employed, but little-known device used in consumer electronics in general and computers in particular. It's a simple circuit built into equipment that measures how much you want/need a particular task done (or not done) and causes the device to malfunction. The extent of the malfunction is usually in direct proportion to the perceived importance of the task at hand. For example, I'm last-minute sniping an eBay auction for a prize collection of one-of-a-kind hand-painted hairnets. I am quite unspeakably anxious to win this auction and I wait 'til the last few seconds to place my bid. My PM9600's Desperation Circuit detects this intense desire to win and, accordingly, causes the machine to bomb when I hit the "submit bid" button. In your case, your Laserwriter detected that you did not, in fact, want fifty pages of unwanted files to print and behaved in the appropriate manner. The only advice I can offer is for you to try to control your facial expressions and breathing when near the Laserwriter. The Desperation Circuit is tripped by anxiety and expectations which manifest themselves physiologically in, say, frowns/puzzled expressions or labored breathing/crying. A good Yoga or Transcendental Meditation class can help you to control your body and mind so that the Desperation Circuit is not activated. HTH, James Fraser -- PCI-PowerMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Sonnet & PowerLogix Upgrades - start at $169 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PCI-PowerMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/pci-powermacs.shtml> --> 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/pci-powermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
