Msg: 2259 *Conference*
04-05-92 13:13:37
From: JOE STEPHAN
To : LEX JENKINS
Subj: REPLY TO MSG #2232 (DISK-INTENSIVE PROGRAMS)
LEX: I recently got quite a laugh from Michael Hollander, Sysop of the Motor Racing Forum on Compuserve. He (and later his wife) used an M100 without fail to run it and correspond from tracks all over North America for 10 years. He sold it last year to a woman who wanted to become one of their correspondents. She finally committed to do last month's Mexican Grand Prix, but then last minute went out and bought a new Mac laptop when her friend the "high-dollar SF computer consultant/expert" told her the M100 was useless and couldn't do the job. She left it at home, got to the track in Mexico City where she plugged the Mac into the local power supply, and promptly fried it!!! She spent the entire three-day weekend phoning and faxing reports in much to Mike's chagrin, since he had to type them into the system on an already busy race weekend.<Aye Carumba!!!> You've hit it right on the head. Like I've always said, the computer industry/business is based on keeping up with the Joneses, NOT efficiency--dread the level of shame should my neighbor/co-workers/boss find out I don't have this week's super-widget!!!! Regards from Joe