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  • T Tim Carmichael

    Remember the computer magazines from the '80s with programs in them? Type all of the code in, hope it works.. when it doesn't, work to find the error... Good old days...

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    Lost User
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    Tim Carmichael wrote:

    Good old days

    When the only help available was inside your own head.

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    • OriginalGriffO OriginalGriff

      For the same reason the <blink> tag doesn't work! :laugh:

      Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...

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      charlieg
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      lol :thumbsup:

      Charlie Gilley <italic>Stuck in a dysfunctional matrix from which I must escape... "Where liberty dwells, there is my country." B. Franklin, 1783 “They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.” BF, 1759

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      • C charlieg

        So I'm reading through a printed manual for a new piece of equipment for the lab, and I come across this brilliant suggestion: "... and Android support. Learn more about new features here." Yes, it's a hyperlink in a printed book. Cannot understand why it doesn't take me to the new features. :doh:

        Charlie Gilley <italic>Stuck in a dysfunctional matrix from which I must escape... "Where liberty dwells, there is my country." B. Franklin, 1783 “They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.” BF, 1759

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        Kirill Illenseer
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        As engineers, we possess the unique skill to decide when to RTFM and when not to.

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        • C charlieg

          So I'm reading through a printed manual for a new piece of equipment for the lab, and I come across this brilliant suggestion: "... and Android support. Learn more about new features here." Yes, it's a hyperlink in a printed book. Cannot understand why it doesn't take me to the new features. :doh:

          Charlie Gilley <italic>Stuck in a dysfunctional matrix from which I must escape... "Where liberty dwells, there is my country." B. Franklin, 1783 “They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.” BF, 1759

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          d shapiro
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          Typical user doesn't understand how the tech works. That feature is only available to individuals with supported hardware. Try upgrading to Book 2.0 or, as a workaround, you can use outdated technology such as the Hololens or other supported VR headset. Click here for a list of supported VR headsets.

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          • L Lost User

            I always wondered if anyone actually tried typing all those characters into a browser. :confused:

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            ttennebb
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            I was doing cut 'n paste, but the glue was messing up my screen. After a while I couldn't even see my screen!

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            • T Tim Carmichael

              Remember the computer magazines from the '80s with programs in them? Type all of the code in, hope it works.. when it doesn't, work to find the error... Good old days...

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              Kirk 10389821
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              Boy do I remember those days. Just trying to GET SOMEONE to read the numbers back to you so you could verify them without "context switching" between screen and paper. Could you imagine a PRINTED magazine today with full source code of ALL of jQuery? And a little article on how the guy felt it might be useful? :-))))

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              • K Kirill Illenseer

                As engineers, we possess the unique skill to decide when to RTFM and when not to.

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                Kirk 10389821
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                And to know when the FM is FWrong?

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                • T Tim Carmichael

                  Remember the computer magazines from the '80s with programs in them? Type all of the code in, hope it works.. when it doesn't, work to find the error... Good old days...

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                  JRickey
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                  Ah... memories of a chess program. I think it was for Radio Shack's Color Computer. The program listing was hex code, with a short BASIC program that read the hex code and created the runtime (I think the BASIC program validated the hex code). Fortunately, this could be saved to the external cassette tape drive....

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                  • J Johnny J

                    charlieg wrote:

                    Cannot understand why it doesn't take me to the new features

                    You don't click it hard enough! :doh:

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                    The problem with quotes on the internet is that you can never tell if they're genuine
                    Winston Churchill, 1944
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                    I'd just like a chance to prove that money can't make me happy.
                    Me, all the time

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                    James Lonero
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                    For a hard copy, you probably need a real mouse to click it. Be careful, the mouse may byte. And if you click too hard, it may leave droppings.

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                    • K Kirk 10389821

                      And to know when the FM is FWrong?

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                      Kirill Illenseer
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                      That falls under "and when not".

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