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March 27th, 2007, 05:02 AM
Read it in that context.
@snowles - do I know you ?
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commented by #juan.
I have a minor reading problem. Didn't realise that comparison was so old and as I've just bought an AMD 64 bit processor, and the salesman told me it was the best thing since sliced bread, I couldn't help myself. Seriously, what I have is more than good enough for my purposes.
Read it in that context.
@snowles - do I know you ?
Bright Spark
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Location: Atikokan, Ontario
Location: Atikokan, Ontario
March 27th, 2007, 10:24 AM
I started as a sales associate at a computer store before moving into management. Thus I would be a computer salesman. Thus I would be "plain dumb."
I'm not trying to ride you, I'm just suggesting you watch your blanket statements in future discussions. There are (more than a few) salespeople I have worked with who know more about computers than anyone in the forum by a mile, and I think it was an unfair generalization for you to make - regardless of the "context" you're trying to now put it under, it still applies to all when you say it as such.
Quoting allen_p
I don't think there's any context necessary when you make a blanket statement such as "Salesman said so ??? Those guys are plain dumb. If they were not dumb they would be working some place else, probably system admin at some place."
commented by #juan.
Read it in that context.
@snowles - do I know you ?
Read it in that context.
@snowles - do I know you ?
I started as a sales associate at a computer store before moving into management. Thus I would be a computer salesman. Thus I would be "plain dumb."
I'm not trying to ride you, I'm just suggesting you watch your blanket statements in future discussions. There are (more than a few) salespeople I have worked with who know more about computers than anyone in the forum by a mile, and I think it was an unfair generalization for you to make - regardless of the "context" you're trying to now put it under, it still applies to all when you say it as such.
Chief Mogrifier
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April 2nd, 2007, 07:27 PM
BTW, has anyone used one of these programs that type out what you say?
Quoting DurkaDurka
Yeah. The salesman sort of indicated that the FX was almost as rare as hen's teeth. I wasn't completely taken in by that, but the price was more than right at the time. You have to understand that I'm not a computer expert. I surf the web, do a bit of word processing, do a bit of fiddling with photos from digital camera, not much else. I can't imagine needing anything faster for what I do. I'm a two finger typist......the machine is too fast for me already....
Juan, Athlon 64's are still an awesome CPU. Nothing slow about them. The article I posted is from a geek tech site, the tests they run don't resemble what a cpu would day to day.
You bought an FX brand of the 64 didn't you?
You bought an FX brand of the 64 didn't you?
BTW, has anyone used one of these programs that type out what you say?
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April 2nd, 2007, 08:49 PM
Many years ago I tried out ViaVoice. it worked fine but I found it made me self-conscious so i typed anyway. They take a LOT of training, too. It'll be weeks before it works half decently.
Many years ago I tried out ViaVoice. it worked fine but I found it made me self-conscious so i typed anyway. They take a LOT of training, too. It'll be weeks before it works half decently.
