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 Message 8050 
 Dennis Katsonis to Mike Powell 
 Funny tech support story 
 16 Jan 22 10:19:00 
 
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-=> Mike Powell wrote to SEAN DENNIS <=-

 MP> @MSGID: <61E2FF92.942.fidogazette@bbs.mozysswamp.org>
 MP> @REPLY: <61E23A80.932.fidogazette@bbs.mozysswamp.org>
 > I think it's because the average computer user wasn't as educated in using a
 > computer and took the "any key" literally ... looking for a key labeled
 > "any". 

 MP> Some people are afraid of touching the wrong key and causing something
 MP> bad to happen, too.  So, too much choice in what they can touch makes
 MP> the anxious.  :)

 MP> Mike


To think that I was like that once.  Once in schooled a friend and I worked up
tje courage to press the "Apple Key" on an Aplle IIe that we were using.

Nothing happened.



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