09-17-2002, 12:40 AM
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09-17-2002, 12:57 AM
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Sage
Join Date: Aug 2004
Posts: 718
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I don't know what's worse - that the question even exists in their database at all or that it's "frequently asked" 
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09-17-2002, 01:04 AM
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Intellectual
Join Date: Jul 2002
Posts: 148
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That has to be some tech support guy's joke. Or, maybe people really do call in looking for that "ANY" key! :lol:
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09-17-2002, 01:13 AM
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Contributing Editor Emeritus
Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 8,228
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No way was that meant to be serious. If you are too stupid to be confused by "press any key" you would be way to stupid to get your PC online and find this info out in the Compaq KB.
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09-17-2002, 01:16 AM
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Editor Emeritus
Join Date: Sep 2006
Posts: 3,060
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Just to be thorough, I searched for the other age-old question about how to get the "retractable cup holder" to work. I couldn't find anything...
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09-17-2002, 01:30 AM
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Intellectual
Join Date: Mar 2004
Posts: 116
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Hahahahahahahaha :lol: :rofl:
That is hilarious
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09-17-2002, 01:44 AM
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Swami
Join Date: May 2004
Posts: 4,396
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"Any" Key
That's almost as bad as one of my favorites (possibly apocryphal) about the person who was told to dial "nine eleven" (911) in case of an emergency, but couldn't find the "11" key on the phone. :roll:
For more computer moron stories, check out Computer Stupidities. And, yes, if you look in the Keyboard section, it says many people have called looking for the "Any" key. :lol:
Steve
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09-17-2002, 02:33 AM
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Mystic
Join Date: Jul 2003
Posts: 1,768
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Re: "Any" Key
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Originally Posted by Pony99CA
And, yes, if you look in the Keyboard section, it says many people have called looking for the "Any" key.
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I can attest to the fact that this does happen... at least it used to. A little more than a decade ago (late 80's), I managed a technical support department for a then-large computer and peripheral manufacturer and on more than one occasion this call was made. In those days, there were fewer nerds like us and the DOS applications used 'press any key' all the time to progress a user through a process.
Sadly maybe, as computers became easier to use, it has only served to protect the computer inept from continuing to make these types of silly mistakes. They are still out there - just hidden among us and now call themselves 'CEOs.'
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Jonathan (JonnoB)
"All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing." -Edmund Burke
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09-17-2002, 02:37 AM
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Theorist
Join Date: Jun 2002
Posts: 300
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Re: No, it's not just a geek urban myth
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Originally Posted by Jason Dunn
http://web14.compaq.com/falco/detail.asp?FAQnum=FAQ2859
Wow. Thanks to Feo sending in this link that proves that some people simply shouldn't own a computer.
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Then Pt would be out of business. :lol:
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09-17-2002, 03:35 AM
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Philosopher
Join Date: Feb 2002
Posts: 513
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Sounds like John C. Dvorak talk (read his latest PC Mag column)...
And just as cranky
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