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Invisible wrote:
> M$ has somehow succeeded in convincing people that it is somehow
> "normal" for computers to not work correctly.
Not really. Personal computers never worked consistently right. Mainframes,
yes, but not micros or PCs. (And by PC, I mean everything from TRS-80 to
Apple ][ to Commodore PET to ...)
> I mean, if your car occasionally stalled for no apparent reason, you'd
> demand to have it fixed. But if your computer sometimes doesn't work,
> everybody seems to think that that's just "how it is", and that this
> incorrect behaviour is somehow "acceptable".
Because nobody really understands how a computer is *supposed* to work.
Those that do hang out on geek lists and bitch about how broken they are.
--
Darren New, San Diego CA, USA (PST)
"Ouch ouch ouch!"
"What's wrong? Noodles too hot?"
"No, I have Chopstick Tunnel Syndrome."
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