vintage computers and lead poisoning?

From: Tony Duell <ard_at_p850ug1.demon.co.uk>
Date: Fri Jun 4 17:47:05 2004

> > But look what we have: Winblows XP & MacOS. Computers on training wheels,
> > and how many people actually know how to fix the damn things? 2% of the
> > population? Tops?
> 0.9% in my experience. The real problem is people who know enough to be
> dangerous, but don't know enough to fix the machine properly.

To fix a computer (or anything else) properly, you have to know how it
should work. And that means you'd better have seen the schematics and
source listings... I would guess the number of people who can actually
fix a computer (any computer...) can be counted on the fingers of both
hands...

-tony
Received on Fri Jun 04 2004 - 17:47:05 BST