After buying a PC from a dealer of shady shady
repute, the luckless
customer unpacked his new toy and plugged it
in to find it Dead On
Arrival.
Naturally, after checking the
usual things, he called the dealer and
explained his problem. First
question from Deviously Evasive Dealer:
„Did you check to see
whether the power was on?“
„Of course.“
DED: „Did you open
the cover and check whether any of the boards had
shaken loose in
shipping?“
„Of course.“
DED: Then why are you calling
me?“
„Well, you sold it to me and there has to be some kind of
warranty,“
pleaded the frustrated purchaser.
„Of course there
is,“ replied the DED, „But you voided the warranty
when you opened
the cover.“
There are two major products to come out of Berkeley:
LSD and UNIX.
We don’t believe this to be a coincidence.
