[lug] Fw: Fwd: there is smoke coming out of the power supply

[ljp]

And now for something completely different....
worth maybe a chuckle.

> > 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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> >