----- Original Message -----
From: "Tony Duell" <ard_at_p850ug1.demon.co.uk>
To: <cctalk_at_classiccmp.org>
Sent: Wednesday, August 14, 2002 8:37 AM
Subject: Re: Dec TU-56 Question
> I re-wrote an old 'joke' (about a drop of oil, originally) the last time
> somebody moaned that I'd charged them \pounds 50.00 to replace a 2N3904
> transistor. I gave them the following itemised bill :
>
> 2N3904 transistor : \pounds 0.07
>
> Figuring out which transistor to replace, considering that I had no
> service information, would _never_ be able to find said information, and
> had never seen a similar machine before : \pounds 49.93
I can relate to that, my old boss' reaction to customers who bitch about a
$50 bill for an open circuit resistor was "Ok let me show you".
Then he'd take the back off, point at the board, hold up the dead resistor
and say it's "It's 2c for the resistor and $49.98 for
knowing WHICH resistor." This usually got the message across.
> The same must apply to software too. Anybody can retype a line of code
> and recompile/reassamble the program. It's figuring out which line to
> change, and what to change it to, that takes the time and expertise.
Same same.
Cheers
Geoff in Oz
Received on Tue Aug 13 2002 - 19:43:00 BST