Re: Answers to Frequently Asked Questions, 1.0 Author: Jeff Jetton Date: 1997/12/13 Forum: comp.sys.palmtops.pilot In article <66rkro$iet@pasilla.bbnplanet.com> Dan Ritter, dritter@pasilla.bbnplanet.com writes: >Answers to Frequently Asked Questions on comp.sys.palmtops.pilot >Version 0.1 >Maintained by -dsr- >Available at: http://www.erols.com/dsritter/AFAQ.html >Send contributions to dsr@bbn.com [snip] Some of the new folks out there might not know the questions that these answers go to. So for their benefit, here are Some of the Questions to the Answers to Frequently Asked Questions (SQAFAQ): Q: What are those little hard, black things you find in holiday fruitcakes? A: 2 or 3 MB upgrades from www.trg.net Q: I'm building a greenhouse out in the back yard. Are there any alternatives to glass panels? A: WriteRights - cut glare but costly Q: Remeber that one episode of MacGyver? Well, what did he use to build that cool hang glider? A: Copier sheets/ink jet sheets/Scotch 811/post-its Q: According to the famous urband legend, what else did they find, apart from the gerbil, when Richard Gere was rushed to the emergency room? A: PocketGameBoy, binocular, HP calculator, camera case Q: What would you call a radio station that only played highbrow stuff like John Cage and Phillip Glass? A: RTFM Q: What's the least catchy advertising slogan 3Com's advertising agency has ever come up with? A: Don't buy a SE500/Wince/Psion ...buy a PPro Q: I'm at a fancy restaurant and the wine smells a bit corky. What should I do, and why? A: Send it back. It costs $100. Q: Everytime I eat one of those hamburgers from McDonalds, all the ingredients squoosh out the sides. I sure wish they'd make the bun less flimsy. A: Yes, the Mac support is a little disappointing. Q: What's stopping the Pilot from dialing the phone for me? And what's the best way to signal my displeasure about this shortcoming the next time I see Jeff Hawkins? A: It can't generate DTMF tones. Use your finger. Q: Help! My Pilot has spontaneously attained sentience and is bent on world domination! It's breaking into the Pentagon's mainframe even as we speak! (Thankfully only at 14.4 bps, so that should buy us some precious time) A: Yes, when you install OS hacks, that's bound to happen occasionally. Push a toothpick into the reset hole on the back I hope this helps clear things up for the newbies, - Jeff Jetton