Author: Albert Silver
Date: 04:19:18 01/08/04
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On January 07, 2004 at 22:17:32, Jeremiah Penery wrote: >On January 07, 2004 at 15:02:03, Robert Hyatt wrote: > >>I like true naming conventions. I have no problem choosing between a PIV >>3.0ghz xeon and an Opteron 2.0ghz. I'll take the opteron every time. I >>don't need to be "pseudo-coached" by fake ghz-equivalents... > >You are very far removed from the average Joe who walks into a Best Buy wanting >to buy a computer. You took the words right out of my mouth. I think Bob is very far removed from the average Joe, and I don't mean he is different, but perhaps doesn't realize how much ignorance is still the norm. I still get questions from friends all the time on the lines: Friend: "Albert, my computer is running slow, what could the problem be?" (this is by far the most common one) AS: "Could be a number of things: Lack of memory, processor speed (I avoid hard terms like CPU), or something else. Depends." Friend: "If I erase some programs, will this give me more memory?" (and yes, I've gotten this more than once) In fact, one time I went to help a friend, and it turned out her computer was quite decent, but was bogged down with 5 instant messaging programs, lord knows how much spyware/adware junk, and further cutesy crap. The latter items were because whenever she got one of those Gator (for example) pop-ups to install crap, she didn't know what to do and just clicked Ok all the time. Etc, etc. Albert
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