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| From | Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.sys.mac.system, comp.sys.mac.apps |
| Subject | Re: Way Back When |
| Date | 2018-11-04 14:28 +1300 |
| Organization | Aioe.org NNTP Server |
| Message-ID | <prli02$f7k$1@gioia.aioe.org> (permalink) |
| References | <021120181121292358%star@sky.net> <51W5y0sPNk52-pn2-6Fd5ZtZ5ez1z@localhost> |
Cross-posted to 2 groups.
On 2018-11-03 21:06:12 +0000, John Varela said: > On Fri, 2 Nov 2018 22:35:45 UTC, Wade Garrett <wade@cooler.net> > wrote: >> On 11/2/18 4:28 PM, Your Name wrote: >>> On 2018-11-02 15:21:29 +0000, Davoud said: >>>> >>>> Remember when software had printed manuals? How about a 2,000 page >>>> manual? <https://www.flickr.com/photos/primeval/44956561934> >>> >>> My programmable HP calculator (that I still use occasionally) came with >>> two thick manuals. :-) >>> >>> It's not just software. You used to get proper manuals with hardware >>> too: computers, TVs, set-top boxes, etc. These days you're lucky if you >>> even get a single page "Set-up Guide". :-( >>> >>> Even when you rarely do get manuals these days, they are often so rushed >>> that they contain errors. The guide book that came with my mother's VW >>> car said to look in the driver's door fram for the recommended tyre >>> pressures (as is usual in most cars) ... nothing there. Eventually, >>> after asking the dealer, we found the tyre pressures are ridiculously >>> listed inside the petrol flap!! >> >> Bought a new car recently? Mine came with 780 semi-mouse print pages >> spread among 5 volumes. >> >> Good effin' luck trying to find how to turn dozens of electronic >> features on, off or calibrate them; when to change the oil; how to >> change the clock tor daylight saving; program the radio or link up your >> phone, etc., etc.... > > Subaru presents one manual for each model. It covers every trim > line and optional feature. For something as simple as resetting the > clock there will be instructions for several different versions, > each qualified "(if equipped)". We go off of Daylight Savings Time > tomorrow morning, and I am going to have to look it up yet again. At least it's in English. Here in New Zealand there are a lot of second hand cars imported from Japan, which means everythingf inside the car is in Japanese: the radio, the navigation system, the buttons, the settings screens, etc. The only reason I can see that fools actually buys these cars is either they can read Japanese OR they don't care about any of that stuff and just want a cheaper car ... which makes you wonder why car makers bother to put it all in in the first place. :-\
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Way Back When Davoud <star@sky.net> - 2018-11-02 11:21 -0400
Re: Way Back When Siri Cruise <chine.bleu@yahoo.com> - 2018-11-02 09:06 -0700
Re: Way Back When "John Varela" <newlamps@verizon.net> - 2018-11-03 21:00 +0000
Re: Way Back When snipeco.2@gmail.com (Sn!pe) - 2018-11-03 21:17 +0000
Re: Way Back When Siri Cruise <chine.bleu@yahoo.com> - 2018-11-03 15:29 -0700
Re: Way Back When snipeco.2@gmail.com (Sn!pe) - 2018-11-03 22:55 +0000
Re: Way Back When Siri Cruise <chine.bleu@yahoo.com> - 2018-11-03 18:15 -0700
Re: Way Back When snipeco.2@gmail.com (Sn!pe) - 2018-11-04 08:47 +0000
Re: Way Back When J Burns <burns@nospam.com> - 2018-11-04 12:55 -0500
[OT] Re: Way Back When snipeco.2@gmail.com (Sn!pe) - 2018-11-05 08:12 +0000
Re: [OT] Re: Way Back When Siri Cruise <chine.bleu@yahoo.com> - 2018-11-05 01:45 -0800
Re: [OT] Re: Way Back When snipeco.2@gmail.com (Sn!pe) - 2018-11-05 13:42 +0000
Re: [OT] Re: Way Back When Siri Cruise <chine.bleu@yahoo.com> - 2018-11-05 07:31 -0800
Re: [OT] Re: Way Back When snipeco.2@gmail.com (Sn!pe) - 2018-11-05 17:47 +0000
Re: [OT] Re: Way Back When Siri Cruise <chine.bleu@yahoo.com> - 2018-11-05 12:14 -0800
Re: [OT] Re: Way Back When snipeco.2@gmail.com (Sn!pe) - 2018-11-05 20:46 +0000
Re: Way Back When Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2018-11-03 09:28 +1300
Re: Way Back When Wade Garrett <wade@cooler.net> - 2018-11-02 18:35 -0400
Re: Way Back When "John Varela" <newlamps@verizon.net> - 2018-11-03 21:06 +0000
Re: Way Back When nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2018-11-03 17:41 -0400
Re: Way Back When "John Varela" <newlamps@verizon.net> - 2018-11-05 03:13 +0000
Re: Way Back When Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2018-11-05 18:13 +1300
Re: Way Back When "John Varela" <newlamps@verizon.net> - 2018-11-05 19:07 +0000
Re: Way Back When Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2018-11-06 08:42 +1300
Re: Way Back When Alan Baker <nunya@ness.biz> - 2018-11-05 11:47 -0800
Re: Way Back When Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2018-11-06 09:18 +1300
Re: Way Back When Alan Baker <nunya@ness.biz> - 2018-11-05 12:37 -0800
Re: Way Back When Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2018-11-06 15:15 +1300
Re: Way Back When Alan Baker <nunya@ness.biz> - 2018-11-05 21:12 -0800
Re: Way Back When Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2018-11-06 18:13 +1300
Re: Way Back When Alan Baker <nunya@ness.biz> - 2018-11-05 21:26 -0800
Re: Way Back When John <nospam@nospam.com> - 2018-11-05 18:47 -0800
Re: Way Back When Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2018-11-06 10:16 +0000
Re: Way Back When J Burns <burns@nospam.com> - 2018-11-06 08:12 -0500
Re: Way Back When nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2018-11-05 15:44 -0400
Re: Way Back When "John Varela" <newlamps@verizon.net> - 2018-11-06 14:57 +0000
[OT] Re: Way Back When snipeco.2@gmail.com (Sn!pe) - 2018-11-06 15:10 +0000
Re: [OT] Re: Way Back When J Burns <burns@nospam.com> - 2018-11-07 16:27 -0500
Re: [OT] Re: Way Back When Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2018-11-08 14:15 +1300
Re: [OT] Re: Way Back When Savageduck <savageduck1@{REMOVESPAM}me.com> - 2018-11-07 18:16 -0800
Re: [OT] Re: Way Back When J Burns <burns@nospam.com> - 2018-11-07 22:52 -0500
Re: [OT] Re: Way Back When Siri Cruise <chine.bleu@yahoo.com> - 2018-11-07 21:22 -0800
Re: [OT] Re: Way Back When Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2018-11-08 18:28 +1300
Re: [OT] Re: Way Back When nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2018-11-08 00:33 -0400
Re: [OT] Re: Way Back When J Burns <burns@nospam.com> - 2018-11-08 02:48 -0500
Re: [OT] Re: Way Back When Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2018-11-08 18:26 +1300
Re: Way Back When Percival John Hackworth <pjh@nanoworks.com> - 2018-11-07 08:41 -0800
Re: Way Back When "John Varela" <newlamps@verizon.net> - 2018-11-07 18:38 +0000
Re: Way Back When Savageduck <savageduck1@{REMOVESPAM}me.com> - 2018-11-07 15:41 -0800
Re: Way Back When Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2018-11-08 10:26 +1300
Re: Way Back When snipeco.2@gmail.com (Sn!pe) - 2018-11-07 22:10 +0000
Re: Way Back When Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2018-11-08 07:06 +0000
Re: Way Back When Davoud <star@sky.net> - 2018-11-09 19:13 -0500
Re: Way Back When nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2018-11-05 14:55 -0400
Re: Way Back When Leonard Blaisdell <leoblaisdell@sbcglobal.net> - 2018-11-05 15:48 -0800
Re: Way Back When Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2018-11-06 10:14 +0000
Re: Way Back When J Burns <burns@nospam.com> - 2018-11-06 08:22 -0500
Re: Way Back When Percival John Hackworth <pjh@nanoworks.com> - 2018-11-06 07:02 -0800
Re: Way Back When Davoud <star@sky.net> - 2018-11-06 13:54 -0500
Re: Way Back When Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2018-11-07 09:26 +0000
Re: Way Back When Elden <usenet@moondog.org> - 2018-11-07 05:34 -0800
Re: Way Back When "John Varela" <newlamps@verizon.net> - 2018-11-06 15:41 +0000
Re: Way Back When Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2018-11-04 14:28 +1300
Re: Way Back When J Burns <burns@nospam.com> - 2018-11-04 14:01 -0500
Re: Way Back When Alan Browne <bitbucket@blackhole.com> - 2018-11-04 17:00 -0500
Re: Way Back When J Burns <burns@nospam.com> - 2018-11-05 08:44 -0500
Re: Way Back When Supermarine Spitfire <spitfire@spitfireflyinghigh.com> - 2018-11-02 20:32 +0000
Re: Way Back When Alan Browne <bitbucket@blackhole.com> - 2018-11-04 16:55 -0500
Re: Way Back When J Burns <burns@nospam.com> - 2018-11-05 09:18 -0500
Re: Way Back When Siri Cruise <chine.bleu@yahoo.com> - 2018-11-05 07:33 -0800
Re: Way Back When "John Varela" <newlamps@verizon.net> - 2018-11-05 19:41 +0000
Re: Way Back When Davoud <star@sky.net> - 2018-11-06 15:44 -0500
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