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Date:      Mon, 17 Jan 2000 12:25:22 -0500 (EST)
From:      John <papalia@UDel.Edu>
To:        Jonathon McKitrick <jcm@dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org>
Cc:        freebsd-chat <chat@FreeBSD.ORG>
Subject:   Re: funny repair remark
Message-ID:  <Pine.SOL.4.05.10001171223540.8529-100000@copland.udel.edu>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0001171502110.12285-100000@dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org>

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> Here's a funny one for you...
> 
> I've had a laptop with a bad sound channel for several months now.  I
> noticed the failure with windows, and it has been there ever since.  I
> finally got around to returning it for service.  It's running win95 and
> FreeBSD dual boot.  Here's what the repair report said:
> 
> problem found: Unit has a third party operating system causing defective
> speakers
> 
> repair action: replaced the system board
> 
> Pretty funny, eh?  I never new an OS could ruin speakers, and that you
> could fix them by changing the system board.  Of course, i had the sound
> problem long before i ever installed linux OR freeBSD   :-)

Maybe they were calling Windoze the 3rd party OS?

I know *IT* can destroy things...

It toasted my monitor just a few weeks back (it thought it knew my refresh
rates better than I).

Those guys in Redmond  think of EVERYTHING...... ;)

==John



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