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From: aad@stpstn.UUCP (Anthony A. Datri)
Newsgroups: comp.misc
Subject: Re: computer follies
Message-ID: <2135@stpstn.UUCP>
Date: 23 Sep 88 00:06:29 GMT
References: <1109@idec.stc.co.uk> <1860004@otter.hple.hp.com>
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In article <1860004@otter.hple.hp.com> gjh@otter.hple.hp.com (Graham Higgins) writes:

>thought I could at least try it, so I cursored down the screen and pressed 
>Return --- "login:" it said!

I once had a user who had spend half an hour or so typing in a paper.
TO ROM BASIC (on a pc).  The "Syntax Error" messages (or whatever) after
every line didn't seem to matter to him.

I'm reminded of the columbia user who wanted to run pdp-10 executables
on his trs-80.

>"WARNING! Temperature overload! This terminal will explode in 30 seconds!"

"clear >/dev/ttyxx" has a way of scaring people as well.;

-- 
@disclaimer(Any concepts or opinions above are entirely mine, not those of my
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Anthony A. Datri,SysAdmin,StepstoneCorporation,stpstn!aad