Re: Stupid Users

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From: khe... Kenneth Herron
Date: Fri, 03 Aug 1990 20:22

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>My vote for dumbest user in the galaxy goes to the soul who called
>the dial-up consulting lab with this problem:

>USER: I was told I needed a modem to use the campus mainframes...  Well
>I bought a modem.  Now how do I use it?

>CONS: First you have to hook it up to your computer, or install it in
>one of the card slots.

>USER: Computer?  I need a computer?

>This was chuckled over for months.

Bzzt!  Sorry, but thanks for playing.  He didn't need a computer, just a
terminal.  The consultant shouldn't be so narrow-minded...

Kenneth Herron

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From: khe...@ms.uky.edu (Kenneth Herron)
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Subject: Re: Stupid Users
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Date: 3 Aug 90 20:22:26 GMT
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