🚀 go-pugleaf

On Thu, 20 Aug 1998 05:06:40 GMT, litho@pacbell.net (Bill R.) wrote:

>I have GOT to tell you folks about my experience at Fry's Electronics in
>Burbank, Ca today. They had a Diamond Supra modem at a very good price.
>However, the side of the box stated Windows 95. Since I use Windows 3.11,

First, any cheap Windows95 "win modem" will not work with DOS or
Win3.x..  Second, why are you still using such an obsolute OS?  Third,
why did you ever use Windows 3.11 in the first place?   There are no
good answers.

>I asked the saleman standing right there if it was ONLY for Windows 95. In
>a quite superior attitude he told me certainly not; 

Hmmm, what where his other options?  The kid with 1 month of
experience and who probably has never used any pre-Win95 computer,
could say "I dunno."  You would then ask him "which does support
Win3.x?"  And, he could again say "I dunno."  Then we would see your 
stupid butt in this newsgroup calling the salesmen there "ignorant,"
as if some kid makeing 6 bucks an hour is a substitute for a $100/hour
consultant.  To every dimwit who asks him a question, he can save
himself hassle a just pretend to know.  It got rid of you, didn't it?

>I guess you know what's coming. When I got it home, my computer wouldn't
>read the install program because it was only for Windows 95. I phoned long
>distance (not an 800 number) to the company to have that confirmed. 

I hate companies with toll-free tech support.  It is bogus it is for
someone like myself who is the IQ to figure things out to have to pay
higher prices for lazy, unqualified dimwits to get tech help.

Learn to read the box, at least.  If it says "requires Windows 95"
it's not going to work on anything less.  Get a clue.