|
Order in Chaos... Home Absinthe Classic Computers Current Computers Dwarven Runes Electronic Projects Entertainment My Google Video Picks
Gardening Model & Sport Rocketry Photo Album Programming Video Special Effects About the Author www.chattaway.com multiserve.chattaway.com |
|
Stranger than FictionLoad NOSMOKE.COM (a true story)1996-09-27This is a true story, I remember reading it in a local paper when it first came out. The story was submitted by the tech guy, after he changed jobs... A guy calls tech support to report that his computer is faulty. Tech: What's the problem? User: There is smoke coming out of the power supply. Tech: You'll need a new power supply. User: No, I don't! I just need to change the startup files. Tech: Sir, the power supply is faulty. You'll need to replace it. User: No way! Someone told me that I just needed to change the startup files and it will fix the problem! All I need is for you to tell me the command. 10 minutes later, the User is still adamant that they are right. The tech is frustrated and fed up. Tech: Sorry, Sir. We don't normally tell our customers this, but there is an undocumented DOS command that will fix the problem. User: I knew it! Tech: Just add the line LOAD NOSMOKE.COM at the end of the CONFIG.SYS. Let me know how it goes. 10 minutes later. User: It didn't work. The power supply is still smoking. Tech: Well, what version of DOS are you using? User: MS-DOS 6.22. Tech: That's your problem there. That version of DOS didn't come with NOSMOKE. Contact Microsoft and ask them for a patch that will give you the file. Let me know how it goes. 1 hour later. User: I need a new power supply. Tech: How did you come to that conclusion? User: Well, I called Microsoft and told him about what you said, and he started asking questions about the make of power supply. Tech: Then what did he say? User: He told me that my power supply isn't compatible with NOSMOKE. |
All pages, files, and graphics Copyright © 1995-2008 Paul Chattaway, All Rights Reserved,
unless otherwise specified or someone else's copyright or public domain.
Questions or comments about this site? Send an e-mail to Paul Chattaway