Date: Sat, 08 Dec 2001 02:02:08 -0800 From: Terry Lambert <tlambert2@mindspring.com> To: Brad Knowles <brad.knowles@skynet.be> Cc: Anthony Atkielski <anthony@freebie.atkielski.com>, Mike Meyer <mwm@mired.org>, chat@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: A breath of fresh air.. Message-ID: <3C11E520.7F0EA43B@mindspring.com> References: <0112071641320B.01380@stinky.akitanet.co.uk><000b01c17f42$c23ab140$0a0 0000a@atkielski.com><3C110351.4748B559@duth.gr><005001c17f6c$e60c0ef0$ 0a00000a@atkielski.com><15377.17350.796336.801464@guru.mired.org><0069 01c17f70$19a2f820$0a00000a@atkielski.com><15377.18218.830731.410656@gu ru.mired.org><008101c17f9a$1a4a4290$0a00000a@atkielski.com><15377.3661 7.358466.76379@guru.mired.org><00ab01c17f9d$0bde8510$0a00000a@atkielsk i.com> <15377.37214.213789.306335@guru.mired.org> <00c901c17f9f$e80a95e0$0a00000a@atkielski.com> <a05101009b83750a740f1@[10.0.1.16]>
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Brad Knowles wrote: > For someone who truly has no idea what they want to use the > computer for, Windows would probably be the worst possible choice you > could give them -- unreliable OS, unreliable software, and frequently > unreliable hardware. One of my first consulting jobs, back when I was in my teens, was for a small nursery/flower shop. They wanted a computer because they wanted to keep track of payment terms for people who were some of their largest customers, but had a habit of paying very slowly, or needing reminding. So they had a class of general payment terms, and then they had special classes specific to the customers in question. After analyzing what the problem, and determining that they in fact didn't want to blacklist these people, I arrived at the, in my opinion, perfect solution. The last time I checked, they still keep their 3x5 card file next to the cash register. I still get referrals from them for business, even though it has been well over a decade since the last time I took a consulting contract. -- Terry To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
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