Hamish, at 19:05 on Apr 27 1996, you wrote to David Drummond ...

AH>>> These are just a few, there's been plenty of other amusing
AH>>> incidents, including being recently asked how to install a
AH>>> modem by a guy who had recently Graduated from University
AH>>> with a degree in Computer Engineering.

HM> Oh, and what does computer engineering teach you about 
HM> optimizing or repairing a PC? Nothing, and nor should it. 
HM> It's not a PC technician's course. For a university to be 
HM> teaching things as specific as BIOS settings in a computer 
HM> engineering would be naive.

Mis-quote there Hamish.  AH said that, not me.

I am fully aware that the above Uni course teaches one very little about
practical computing.

David
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