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   Mike Powell to SEAN DENNIS   
   Funny tech support story   
   15 Jan 22 10:27:00   
   
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   PID: Synchronet 3.18c-Linux master/dcb003099 Dec 31 2020 GCC 7.5.0   
   TID: SBBSecho 3.12-Linux master/dcb003099 Dec 31 2020 GCC 7.5.0   
   BBSID: CAPCITY2   
   CHRS: ASCII 1   
   > I think it's because the average computer user wasn't as educated in using a   
   > computer and took the "any key" literally ... looking for a key labeled   
   > "any".    
      
   Some people are afraid of touching the wrong key and causing something bad   
   to happen, too.  So, too much choice in what they can touch makes the   
   anxious.  :)   
      
   Mike   
      
      
    * SLMR 2.1a * Tongue-tied & twisted, just an Earth-bound misfit, I!   
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