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Nevin ":-]" Liber (nevin@CS.Arizona.EDU) wrote:
: In article <19950916.118B438.96D2@olympus.net>, dons@olympus.net (Don
: Schmelling) wrote:
: 
: > b) would be a good argument, but in this case we were
: > talking about TRS-80 computers in 1988.  Not exactly a huge investment.
: 
: TRS-80s in 1988?  I'd be scared to turn it on; it's an antique.  How the
: heck are you going to replace it if it breaks?
They were later replaced with PS/2 computers.
: 
: : b) The user might not consider himself permitted to flip said powerswitch.
: 
: > I would never call point b) dumb,
: 
: Earlier Don writes:
: 
: > I had an end-user walk into a computer lab once and say,
: > "How come the computer is not doing anything?"
: > I said, "Well it has to be powered up first."
: > I definately consider that a dumb end-user.
: 
: How did you magically determine that this person considered himself
: permitted to flip said powerswitch?
I was the computer lab aid everyone was allowed to flip the power switch.
Secondly IMHO these two things are unrelated.

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