On Sunday, March 24, 2002, at 12:42 AM, Haroon Al-Qahtani wrote:
> I've been reading this thread kind of in surprise.
>
> Even though I've used PC's since maybe '85 or '86, when I started
> using a
> Mac my initial response was "wow, I could probably give this to my
> mother
> and she wouldn't break it." Really, there's a lot less trouble one
> can get
> into experimenting on a Mac than on a Windows/DOS machine -- at least I
> thought. This person has shot that theory down though :)
Either your mother is paranoid about touching stuff and keeps her paws
out of things or you are not accounting for 'I wonder what happens
if....' factor. Luckily my mum has me (via the phone) and my dad on hand
to sort out any mal-doings with her SE/30. I can even send them a new
Logic board if they need it.
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