Date: Wed, 22 May 2002 15:40:11 +0200 From: Nils Holland <nils@daemon.tisys.org> To: freebsd-chat@freebsd.org Subject: WTF: These dealers today Message-ID: <20020522154011.A5575@daemon.tisys.org>
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Hi folks, this is not really FreeBSD-related, but at least computer-related, and rather funny (I think): Today, I walked into a computer store (yes, one that specializes in selling computers and computer parts) with the intention to buy an ISA Network Card (Ethernet) for one of my older machines. Looking over the counter, I could see that the shop did in fact have some cheapy cards in stock, which was just fine, as the cheapest thing is just enough for my purpose. So, I told the guy in the shop: "I'd like to buy one of these ISA Network cards", pointing over to them. The dealer walked into the direction where I pouinted - and returned with a PCI card. "No, I need a card for an ISA slot" I told him. He walked away and returned with a PCMCIA card... On the third attempt, he finally gave me what I was wanted. He placed the ISA card he had just fetched next to the PCI card he had left on the counter and said something like: "Umm, now what's the actual difference between these two?" I kindly explained him that an ISA card can be plugged in the slighly older ISA slot (as the name suggests), while PCI cards are used in - who would have guessed it - PCI slots. Bottom line: I wonder if anyone, even someone who has been selling flowers before and cannot even operate a pocket calculator, can these days work in a computer shop. While it is nothing new for me that folks in "big" stores that sell a whole lot of stuff (including computers) often don't have much of a clue, I would have expected that people working in specialized computer shops should at least be familiar with the basics... Hmm, probably I should go to the shop again and ask for a copy of "Sun Windows WC 2010". Probably the guy in the shop would actually look around if they have a copy of that software in stock ;-) Greetings, Nils To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
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