To provide a bit more balance, Symbol have today informed me that there is a 7 day lead-time on the software I have ordered. The software is already downloaded to the customer's PC (we only sell a copy every damned week), but the licence key will take 7 days!
It comes by email...
Generating a license key is a complicated job. Its not the sort of thing you can just do instantly...
I'm also waiting for a company to get back to me with a licence key, i dont know what they do with them!
I have two IBM's and a Seagate in mine, and a pair of Maxtors in the other. Seems about the same. They don't generate the same heat as my old Seagate Barracuda 4.3Gb's - the full height ones - which needed to be fan cooled, otherwise they popped.
Alex
Someone posted a link to a piccie of a drive which had melted the casing a while back - can't find it now and can't remember which group is was posted to...
On or around Fri, 30 Apr 2004 09:32:21 +0100, Mother enlightened us thusly:
The computer repair lot at aber uni used to have the platters from a hard drive, one of which had had all the coating scraped off, all the way across the working surface. That's what you call a head crash.
Whilst we're talking computers here are some instructions for defragging your hard drive.
On or around 30 Apr 2004 09:14:51 GMT, Simon Barr enlightened us thusly:
excellent!
I've got loads of them. The 3.5" ones make lovely coasters. What to do with the 5.25" and 8" ones is a mystery, although the 8" platters make vicious frisbees......
Alex
Hehe. That's a good one.
Alex
I now claim to own the oldest Landrover. According to the site mine was manufactured on 01 January 0001.
Matt B
Agreed. What I think is a little strange is that you might buy something faulty and the company treats you well, apologises, fixes the problem, smooths you over, and so on. You are so pleased that you rate the company highly, recommend them to all your friends and generally become a loyal customer. Meanwhile, the other product you bought that has worked faultlessly from day 1 gets ignored - it just works. In effect, there might be a business case for producing a slightly below-spec product and then backing it up with superb aftercare. Human nature, I spose. We remember it when we are treated well - products that never go wrong don't give the opportunity. Who is loyal or passionate about Toyotas?
One of the things I learned fairly early in Sales is that the best customers aren't the ones who have no problems, they're usually the ones who have had a problem which you've sorted out for them.
That is great :) Next time i have trouble with a HD i'm gonna get out the datachisels.
Strange that.... I've NEVER been a member, but it let me register straight away! (Been with the AA 30 years).
Could it be a browser or operating system specific problem when trying to register?, You use Windows and can register, Mother uses Linux and can't, I use RISC OS and can't???.
Steve.
In news:c6qciu$f0fqo$ snipped-for-privacy@ID-113705.news.uni-berlin.de, Simon Barr blithered:
Regretably it is often only a matter of time before the poor management skills of the overtaking company subdue the excellent practices of the overtaken.
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