IT SupportOur IT support guy has been in the job since 1979, and never misses an opportunity to pick up a mouse and say "Hello computer" into it, Star Trek-style. Tell us your tales from the IT support cupboard, either from within or without.
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Scaryduck LIKES EGG, Thu 24 Sep 2009, 12:45)
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Out of PaperI was working at a lobbying company in the 1990s. The boss was a lady in her 50s who worked from home, while I was in the office.
Anyway, she had a computer and printer there and a plain paper fax machine.
One day she calls me and says:
"The printer has run out of paper, and I haven't got any in stock. Can you fax me some over?"
Instead of explaining to her, I faxed over some blank sheets, and she was happy.
It was only afterwards I realised she must have thought the fax machine was a sort of teleport which transported physical documents, paper and everything, through the telephone wire...
(note - for young readers, a fax machine is a sort of old fashioned version of email using a dial up connection and paper and ink. For older readers, a fax machine is a really flashy TELEX with pictures.)
(, Sat 26 Sep 2009, 4:34, Reply)
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