mån 2016-02-01 klockan 14:07 +0100 skrev martin.heppe...@mh-aerotools.de: > While I was reading through the HP 200/300 BASIC Manual I came across some > interesting points I hadn't considered in the past. > > I thought HP manuals were dry and hard to read, but I was wrong. See for > yourself... > > > Installing, Using, and Maintaining the BASIC 5.0 System > ============================================= > Loading BASIC, page 1-16 > ------------------------------- > If You See Nothing on the Monitor Screen > Here are some possible explanations: > - The monitor's brightness is not turned all the way up. > - The monitor is not plugged in. > - The computer is not plugged in. > - Your eyes are not pointed in the right direction, or are obscured by your > eyelids. > > > Other Maintenance Tasks, page 17-1 > -------------------------------------------- > The following list mentions some things users take for granted or tend to > forget. > ... > - ... > - ... > - Rotate your tires and otherwise examine your system to see that it is > performing nicely. > > > Maybe the author had a good friend in final quality control of the manuals. > > Martin
This isn't computer and or instrument related but in the old times an requiremnt for being an draftsman (?) was being a fair painter. Someone ones showed a joke cartoon done by someone in the SJ (Statens Järnvägar) mechanical drafting department. See here http://www.jvmv2.se/forum/index.php?id=25268 AJJJJJJJJJJJJJ