Every geek has a tale or two about a clueless user, who thought they knew what they were doing, when they really didn't understand the problem they were trying to solve. Some people really are that clueless, and a joke doesn't mean that I think most users don't know the difference between RAM and hard drive memory.
When was the last time you laughed about someone who got their computer upgrade right perfectly on the first try. Most people who tinker with computers have been in the situation where
Well, you SHOULD think that most users don't know the difference between RAM and hard disk space. Lots of people outside the "geek" circles (and a few inside of it) have no clue about the difference between RAM and hard drives. It's all memory to them. They want a bigger hard drive to make their computer go faster. Thankfully I've trained my family and friends to ask me those questions before they believe the twit at Best Buy or wherever, and they're learning more every year;)
Somehow, I don't think that the people who can't tell the difference between a hard disk and RAM are the ones that are going to be buying their own parts. If they do, they're most likely going to learn the hard way. At that point, there's basically two roads. One, they'll NEVER try to put together their own computer ( and probably discourage all future generations from doing so, since they couldn't) OR two, they'll figure out what they did wrong and try again. If they take the second path enough times, they
I noticed headding was "build your own computer counter". Could it be there will be people there to assemble the system as you pick out the parts. It really wouldn't be that difficult, all the Motherboards could be pre-mounted on a platter which could be easily attached to the outer casing or an internal frame of course. You point out what you want, almost like ordering a cheeseburger. Most semi-knowlegeable know that each part actually installs very quickly and easily if the parts are known. Laptops are tricky of course, but Walmart's pull could possibly make a universal body or frame that all manufacturers could base a design.
Maybe Wallmart could do for hardware what OSS is doing for software?
You point out what you want, almost like ordering a cheeseburger.
Shorter Order Computer Cook Wanted. Inquire Within.
Two chicks on a raft - wreck 'em, shingle with a shimmy and a shake in the alley, Zeppelins in a fog, city juice 86 the hail, drag one through Georgia and sweep the kitchen floor!
Translated: Intel Core Duo with integrated video, CD/DVD burner, 2 x 256 MB RAM, 86 GB HD, includes a disc of crappy windows shareware programs.
Either that or it's breakfast.
Mathematics is the only science where one never knows what
one is talking about nor whether what is said is true.
-- Russell
Oh no (Score:5, Funny)
Customer - "The computer memory won't upgrade."
Walmart - "What was the problem?"
Customer - "I put it inside the CDROM drive and didn't get any more hard drive space."
Walmart - "Alrighty then."
Meanwhile at Slashbot Central (Score:0)
Slashbot poster - "The 'All uSerS aRe 1diotz' humour paradigm won't upgrade."
Slashbot #2 - "What was the problem?"
Slashbot poster - "I put it inside the Slashdot and didn't get any more good karma."
Slashbot #2 - "Alrighty then."
* Slashbot #2 summons The Hive to spend some mod-points *
Re:Meanwhile at Slashbot Central (Score:2)
When was the last time you laughed about someone who got their computer upgrade right perfectly on the first try. Most people who tinker with computers have been in the situation where
Re:Meanwhile at Slashbot Central (Score:2)
Re:Meanwhile at Slashbot Central (Score:5, Insightful)
Re:Meanwhile at Slashbot Central (Score:3, Interesting)
Maybe Wallmart could do for hardware what OSS is doing for software?
Re:Meanwhile at Slashbot Central (Score:2)
Shorter Order Computer Cook Wanted. Inquire Within.
Two chicks on a raft - wreck 'em, shingle with a shimmy and a shake in the alley, Zeppelins in a fog, city juice 86 the hail, drag one through Georgia and sweep the kitchen floor!
Translated: Intel Core Duo with integrated video, CD/DVD burner, 2 x 256 MB RAM, 86 GB HD, includes a disc of crappy windows shareware programs.
Either that or it's breakfast.