Comic

Phædrus2401 · 08-25-2009, 11:29 PM

I might start (yet another) crappy MS Paint comic. Time to start out with an old, overused gag!

Phædrus2401 · 08-25-2009, 11:50 PM

#2

I deal with these people on a near weekly basis.

Phædrus2401 · 08-25-2009, 11:57 PM

#3

Only works on Linux. And on second thought, don't do this. Please.

Phædrus2401 · 08-26-2009, 12:26 AM

#4

*headdesk*

ebackhus · 08-26-2009, 03:13 AM

I like, and so does the wife.

PROtip: Make them smaller. I suggest visiting www.gpf-comics.com and shooting for a format like that.

**Done_Fishin** · 08-26-2009, 10:29 AM

I chuckled over them all .. but that linux stuff is really not to be bandied around like that .. some idiot will not see your "small print" and may well try doing it ... LOOK .. here he comes now

Phædrus2401 · 08-26-2009, 04:48 PM

If someone is going to run a command that they don't know what it will do, and they found it in a comic strip next to the words "I dare you" then they freakin' DESERVE what they get. XD Besides, I tried it once on an Ubuntu install I didn't want anymore and it just froze three seconds in once it started deleting /bin and /dev. Went in with a Fedora CD and all the files in /home were still there. Now, if I'd told them to boot from a CD and run $ sudo dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/sda* THAT would be evil.

**wrench97** · 08-26-2009, 05:31 PM

I ran the Linux command you suggested but now my PC won't boot what should I do?

Phædrus2401 · 08-26-2009, 06:57 PM

Install Windows.

**wrench97** · 08-27-2009, 01:27 AM

But I had Windows....................

**Done_Fishin** · 08-27-2009, 11:16 AM

Phædrus2401 · 09-02-2009, 10:35 PM

Inspired by the latest Questionable Content strip, and a comment by another tech team member.

Phædrus2401 · 09-02-2009, 11:25 PM

Please help avoid these situations and say EXACTLY what your problem is before asking for help.

Phædrus2401 · 09-08-2009, 11:45 PM

ebackhus · 09-09-2009, 01:37 AM

Ha! Cryrix is there!

Phædrus2401 · 09-09-2009, 09:10 AM

I've never actually seen a Cyrix CPU. :|

**Done_Fishin** · 09-09-2009, 09:54 AM

I've probably got one in a drawer somewhere or on a board stashed away .. along with an IBM .. & a 486

ebackhus · 09-09-2009, 10:09 AM

I have an old 100Mhz Cyrix CPU from a ThinkPad.

**Done_Fishin** · 09-09-2009, 12:07 PM

You got me thinking so I got out my boxes and put this photo of CPU's together.
I do have other CPU's as well but this should give those interested an idea of what CPu's started out like and what they are almost like now .. unfortunately nothing "new" I have only collected as far as Intel 775.

**wrench97** · 09-09-2009, 12:24 PM

Wow a PIII 1200 I thought they were a Myth.

08-25-2009, 11:29 PM	#1 (permalink)
Phædrus2401 Hardware Tech Team Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: New Orleans Posts: 3,747 OS: Vista Ultimate x64 SP1 + Ubuntu 9.04 My System	Comic I might start (yet another) crappy MS Paint comic. Time to start out with an old, overused gag! __________________ Good PSU brands: Corsair, SeaSonic, CWT, PC Power and Cooling, Thermaltake Toughpower, CoolerMaster Real Power Pro On 80+ Certification - PSU Information and Selection - Power Supply Myths You don't get what you don't pay for.

08-25-2009, 11:50 PM	#2 (permalink)
Phædrus2401 Hardware Tech Team Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: New Orleans Posts: 3,747 OS: Vista Ultimate x64 SP1 + Ubuntu 9.04 My System	Re: Comic #2 I deal with these people on a near weekly basis. __________________ Good PSU brands: Corsair, SeaSonic, CWT, PC Power and Cooling, Thermaltake Toughpower, CoolerMaster Real Power Pro On 80+ Certification - PSU Information and Selection - Power Supply Myths You don't get what you don't pay for.

08-25-2009, 11:57 PM	#3 (permalink)
Phædrus2401 Hardware Tech Team Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: New Orleans Posts: 3,747 OS: Vista Ultimate x64 SP1 + Ubuntu 9.04 My System	Re: Comic #3 Only works on Linux. And on second thought, don't do this. Please. __________________ Good PSU brands: Corsair, SeaSonic, CWT, PC Power and Cooling, Thermaltake Toughpower, CoolerMaster Real Power Pro On 80+ Certification - PSU Information and Selection - Power Supply Myths You don't get what you don't pay for.

08-26-2009, 12:26 AM	#4 (permalink)
Phædrus2401 Hardware Tech Team Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: New Orleans Posts: 3,747 OS: Vista Ultimate x64 SP1 + Ubuntu 9.04 My System	Re: Comic #4 headdesk __________________ Good PSU brands: Corsair, SeaSonic, CWT, PC Power and Cooling, Thermaltake Toughpower, CoolerMaster Real Power Pro On 80+ Certification - PSU Information and Selection - Power Supply Myths You don't get what you don't pay for.

08-26-2009, 03:13 AM	#5 (permalink)
ebackhus Manager, Design Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: SATX Posts: 14,249 OS: WinXP Pro SP3/Windows 7 RTM My System Blog Entries: 28	Re: Comic I like, and so does the wife. PROtip: Make them smaller. I suggest visiting www.gpf-comics.com and shooting for a format like that. __________________ ----------------------------- There are no dumb questions, unless a customer is asking them. Help in the fight against cancer and other serious illnesses.

08-26-2009, 10:29 AM	#6 (permalink)
Done_Fishin Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Brit living in Greece Posts: 7,450 OS: WinME, WinXP Pro SP3, Win7 Beta, Ubuntu 9.04 & Netbook Remix & CD2USB, Mepis 6.5, Fedora 10 My System	Re: Comic I chuckled over them all .. but that linux stuff is really not to be bandied around like that .. some idiot will not see your "small print" and may well try doing it ... LOOK .. here he comes now __________________ . . I'm not old!! I'm age impaired .. D_F I DON'T PLAY GAMES How to mark your thread as solved HDD DIAG UTILS TSF's Photographer's Corner

08-26-2009, 04:48 PM	#7 (permalink)
Phædrus2401 Hardware Tech Team Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: New Orleans Posts: 3,747 OS: Vista Ultimate x64 SP1 + Ubuntu 9.04 My System	Re: Comic If someone is going to run a command that they don't know what it will do, and they found it in a comic strip next to the words "I dare you" then they freakin' DESERVE what they get. XD Besides, I tried it once on an Ubuntu install I didn't want anymore and it just froze three seconds in once it started deleting /bin and /dev. Went in with a Fedora CD and all the files in /home were still there. Now, if I'd told them to boot from a CD and run $ sudo dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/sda* THAT would be evil. __________________ Good PSU brands: Corsair, SeaSonic, CWT, PC Power and Cooling, Thermaltake Toughpower, CoolerMaster Real Power Pro On 80+ Certification - PSU Information and Selection - Power Supply Myths You don't get what you don't pay for.

08-26-2009, 05:31 PM	#8 (permalink)
wrench97 Moderator, Hardware Team Join Date: May 2008 Location: S.E. Pennsylvania Posts: 18,457 OS: Win7	Re: Comic I ran the Linux command you suggested but now my PC won't boot what should I do? __________________ Power Supply and Selection

08-26-2009, 06:57 PM	#9 (permalink)
Phædrus2401 Hardware Tech Team Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: New Orleans Posts: 3,747 OS: Vista Ultimate x64 SP1 + Ubuntu 9.04 My System	Re: Comic Install Windows. __________________ Good PSU brands: Corsair, SeaSonic, CWT, PC Power and Cooling, Thermaltake Toughpower, CoolerMaster Real Power Pro On 80+ Certification - PSU Information and Selection - Power Supply Myths You don't get what you don't pay for.

08-27-2009, 01:27 AM	#10 (permalink)
wrench97 Moderator, Hardware Team Join Date: May 2008 Location: S.E. Pennsylvania Posts: 18,457 OS: Win7	Re: Comic But I had Windows.................... __________________ Power Supply and Selection

08-27-2009, 11:16 AM	#11 (permalink)
Done_Fishin Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Brit living in Greece Posts: 7,450 OS: WinME, WinXP Pro SP3, Win7 Beta, Ubuntu 9.04 & Netbook Remix & CD2USB, Mepis 6.5, Fedora 10 My System	Re: Comic __________________ . . I'm not old!! I'm age impaired .. D_F I DON'T PLAY GAMES How to mark your thread as solved HDD DIAG UTILS TSF's Photographer's Corner

09-02-2009, 10:35 PM	#12 (permalink)
Phædrus2401 Hardware Tech Team Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: New Orleans Posts: 3,747 OS: Vista Ultimate x64 SP1 + Ubuntu 9.04 My System	Re: Comic Inspired by the latest Questionable Content strip, and a comment by another tech team member. __________________ Good PSU brands: Corsair, SeaSonic, CWT, PC Power and Cooling, Thermaltake Toughpower, CoolerMaster Real Power Pro On 80+ Certification - PSU Information and Selection - Power Supply Myths You don't get what you don't pay for.

09-02-2009, 11:25 PM	#13 (permalink)
Phædrus2401 Hardware Tech Team Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: New Orleans Posts: 3,747 OS: Vista Ultimate x64 SP1 + Ubuntu 9.04 My System	Re: Comic Please help avoid these situations and say EXACTLY what your problem is before asking for help. __________________ Good PSU brands: Corsair, SeaSonic, CWT, PC Power and Cooling, Thermaltake Toughpower, CoolerMaster Real Power Pro On 80+ Certification - PSU Information and Selection - Power Supply Myths You don't get what you don't pay for.

09-08-2009, 11:45 PM	#14 (permalink)
Phædrus2401 Hardware Tech Team Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: New Orleans Posts: 3,747 OS: Vista Ultimate x64 SP1 + Ubuntu 9.04 My System	Re: Comic __________________ Good PSU brands: Corsair, SeaSonic, CWT, PC Power and Cooling, Thermaltake Toughpower, CoolerMaster Real Power Pro On 80+ Certification - PSU Information and Selection - Power Supply Myths You don't get what you don't pay for.

09-09-2009, 01:37 AM	#15 (permalink)
ebackhus Manager, Design Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: SATX Posts: 14,249 OS: WinXP Pro SP3/Windows 7 RTM My System Blog Entries: 28	Re: Comic Ha! Cryrix is there! __________________ ----------------------------- There are no dumb questions, unless a customer is asking them. Help in the fight against cancer and other serious illnesses.

09-09-2009, 09:10 AM	#16 (permalink)
Phædrus2401 Hardware Tech Team Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: New Orleans Posts: 3,747 OS: Vista Ultimate x64 SP1 + Ubuntu 9.04 My System	Re: Comic I've never actually seen a Cyrix CPU. :\| __________________ Good PSU brands: Corsair, SeaSonic, CWT, PC Power and Cooling, Thermaltake Toughpower, CoolerMaster Real Power Pro On 80+ Certification - PSU Information and Selection - Power Supply Myths You don't get what you don't pay for.

09-09-2009, 09:54 AM	#17 (permalink)
Done_Fishin Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Brit living in Greece Posts: 7,450 OS: WinME, WinXP Pro SP3, Win7 Beta, Ubuntu 9.04 & Netbook Remix & CD2USB, Mepis 6.5, Fedora 10 My System	Re: Comic I've probably got one in a drawer somewhere or on a board stashed away .. along with an IBM .. & a 486 __________________ . . I'm not old!! I'm age impaired .. D_F I DON'T PLAY GAMES How to mark your thread as solved HDD DIAG UTILS TSF's Photographer's Corner

09-09-2009, 10:09 AM	#18 (permalink)
ebackhus Manager, Design Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: SATX Posts: 14,249 OS: WinXP Pro SP3/Windows 7 RTM My System Blog Entries: 28	Re: Comic I have an old 100Mhz Cyrix CPU from a ThinkPad. __________________ ----------------------------- There are no dumb questions, unless a customer is asking them. Help in the fight against cancer and other serious illnesses.

09-09-2009, 12:07 PM	#19 (permalink)
Done_Fishin Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Brit living in Greece Posts: 7,450 OS: WinME, WinXP Pro SP3, Win7 Beta, Ubuntu 9.04 & Netbook Remix & CD2USB, Mepis 6.5, Fedora 10 My System	Re: Comic You got me thinking so I got out my boxes and put this photo of CPU's together. I do have other CPU's as well but this should give those interested an idea of what CPu's started out like and what they are almost like now .. unfortunately nothing "new" I have only collected as far as Intel 775. __________________ . . I'm not old!! I'm age impaired .. D_F I DON'T PLAY GAMES How to mark your thread as solved HDD DIAG UTILS TSF's Photographer's Corner

09-09-2009, 12:24 PM	#20 (permalink)
wrench97 Moderator, Hardware Team Join Date: May 2008 Location: S.E. Pennsylvania Posts: 18,457 OS: Win7	Re: Comic Wow a PIII 1200 I thought they were a Myth. __________________ Power Supply and Selection