[Am-info] New PC for sale without OS

[ethical@1of1.net]

In a message dated 2002 February 21 (Thursday), timestamp 09:39 AM, 
   on the topic Re: [Am-info] New PC for sale without OS,
   "Mike Stephen" <mikestp@telus.net> wrote:

"|Of course I have been told by the ECS help crew, that it installs ok
"|if you are in a well lit room, and  the computer is standing on a
"|wooden base. When it tells you it cannot go further in the
"|installation  due to an error (in your hardware, certainly not the
"|software), you can press ctrl alt insert and  backspace and F7 in
"|that order, count to 13 (not 12 or 14), then stand on one foot,
"|facing south...  apparently it will install.  However I have an
"|apartment that does not exactly face south and I think I  was off by
"|a few degrees.  I also informed them that they did not indicate what
"|foot (left or right) to  stand on.  But I think I know what went
"|wrong.  Next time I am going to try the install with my tin foil 
"|lined baseball hat on.

Well, now, Mike, be fair.  You must not have asked lately.  The
All-Purpose Answer is to use WiseMachine.  

"My lawn is overgrown, but it has been raining, so I cant run a lawn
mower over it; what should I do?"   "Use WiseMachine." 

EcomStation is an excellent product, and one of the two main
individuals at Serenity Systems is a good businessman and genuinely
helpful.  The other individual, however, is the one most likely to
respond to questions,. as he is the "techie" one.  WiseMachine is his
baby, and he has a HUGE amount of ego tied up in it.  Any statement
that even hints, however indirectly, that WiseMachine is not the
greatest innovation since sliced bread will be answered with some
implication that you must not have paid attention, and you, the user,
are at fault. 

I must repeat, however, that eCS itself is an excellent product and a
viable alternative to products that are emanate from the company that
is the main focus of this list. 

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