Fwd: there is smoke coming out of the power supply

[Rene M�rten]

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Subject: einfach mal lesen
Date: Fri, 21 Jan 2000 20:16:46 +0100
From: Ajax <ajax at gmx.net>


A guy rings tech support to report that his computer is faulty.

  Tech: What's the problem?
  User: There is smoke coming out of the power supply.
  Tech: You'll need a new power supply.
  User: No, I don't! I just need to change the startup files.
  Tech: Sir, the power supply is faulty. You'll need to replace it.
  User: No way! Someone told me that I just needed to change the startup files
  and it will fix the problem! All I need is for you to tell me the command.
  Ten minutes later, the user is still persistent that he is right. The tech is
  frustrated and give up.
  Tech: Sorry, Sir. We don't normally tell our customers this, but there is an
  undocumented DOS command that will fix the problem.
  User: I knew it!
  Tech: Just add the line LOAD NOSMOKE.COM at the end of the
  CONFIG.SYS. Let me know how it goes.
  Ten minutes later.
  User: It didn't work. The power supply is still smoking.
  Tech: Well, what version of DOS are you using?
  User: MS-DOS 6.22.
  Tech: That's your problem there. That version of DOS didn't come with
  NOSMOKE. Contact Microsoft and ask them for a patch that will give you the
  file. Let me know how it goes.
  One hour later.
  User: I need a new power supply.
  Tech: How did you come to that conclusion?
  User: Well, I rang Microsoft and told him about what you said, and he started
  asking questions about the make of power supply.
  Tech: Then what did he say?
  User: He told me that my power supply isn't compatible with NOSMOKE.
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