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The Saga of the Printer
5/2/03 21:54So, my parents call, and my mom seems pretty happy, but my dad's discouraged.
The printer at home died (too bad the computer didn't die), and he went and got a new one without looking at the system requirements (something he did with the LAST printer). He told my mom not to open it up after he brought it home and noticed them, but didn't tell my sister.
My sister opened it up and plugged it in (probably trying to help)and it didn't work--no suprise there, considering that the software would have taken up half of the hard drive and we didn't have the min. required processor.
He goes off about how it's a computer-making conspiracy to have a printer with a min. system requirement of 40 free MB of hard drive space and a Pentium 150 processor, and is upset at my sister for opening the box!
Can you say, READ the SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS, and put a note on the box saying it won't work if you don't want people to open it that badly? Or (heaven forbid) TALK to them?
Plus, I have to ship my graphing calculator to them 'cause my sister needs one for her math class, so I get to buy a new cheap calculator so I can balance my checkbook. (There's something highly ironic about that). Yippee.
At least Friday seems like it will be nice; we're trying to plan a trip to go to the science museum here.
In other news: wow, tai chi sabre form is fun. And what's this with my professors suggesting I double major in the second semester of junior year?!? I'm flattered, but...stunned, I think, would be the right word.
The printer at home died (too bad the computer didn't die), and he went and got a new one without looking at the system requirements (something he did with the LAST printer). He told my mom not to open it up after he brought it home and noticed them, but didn't tell my sister.
My sister opened it up and plugged it in (probably trying to help)and it didn't work--no suprise there, considering that the software would have taken up half of the hard drive and we didn't have the min. required processor.
He goes off about how it's a computer-making conspiracy to have a printer with a min. system requirement of 40 free MB of hard drive space and a Pentium 150 processor, and is upset at my sister for opening the box!
Can you say, READ the SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS, and put a note on the box saying it won't work if you don't want people to open it that badly? Or (heaven forbid) TALK to them?
Plus, I have to ship my graphing calculator to them 'cause my sister needs one for her math class, so I get to buy a new cheap calculator so I can balance my checkbook. (There's something highly ironic about that). Yippee.
At least Friday seems like it will be nice; we're trying to plan a trip to go to the science museum here.
In other news: wow, tai chi sabre form is fun. And what's this with my professors suggesting I double major in the second semester of junior year?!? I'm flattered, but...stunned, I think, would be the right word.