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Article #19Re: Win95 / NT / PC Troubleshooter
From: Peter Botting
Date: Fri, 21 Feb 1997 00:00
Date: Fri, 21 Feb 1997 00:00
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Hyperion Systems wrote: > > In article <33099D2F.5C9B@kacweb.com>, > Kenny A. Chaffin <kenny@kacweb.com> wrote: > >Hey, this is exactly a service that is needed. With computers becoming > >more like appliences every day and people as Users/Drivers who don't > >need to know about the insides. I'm constantly getting questions and > >helping people do simple things like getting a zip drive going, or > >installing software or ...... > > It's interesting that Carl Sagan talked about this type of thing in his > last book. He talks about the world becoming more and more dependent on > technology, especially the computer, while at the same time, humans > becoming less and less knowledgable about that very technology. As he > calls it, a "recipe for disaster." It just makes you think. > > - John > > -- > Yes, I fully expect some snotty follow up from certain people. Speaking as one of the maytag repairman for computers, I am proud to say that as long as we have computers we will still need to fix them. I look forward to seeing more and more HARDWARE Illiterate people, and recognize that the computer is a tool. Accountants know how a spreadsheet works not a computer (unless they took the time to find out on their own), y'all just keep breaking them and I'll just keep fixing them Peter B. Type 1-2-3
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