
A guy rings tech support to report that his computer is faulty.
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Tech
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What's the problem?
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User
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There is smoke coming out of the power supply.
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Tech
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You'll need a new power supply.
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User
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No I don't! I just need to change the startup files.
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Tech
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Sir, the power supply is faulty. You'll need to replace it.
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User
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No way! Someone told me that I just needed to change the startup and it will fix the problem! All I need is for you to tell me the command.
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...10 minutes later, the user is still adamant that he is right. The tech is frustrated and fed up...
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Tech
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Sorry, Sir. We don't normally tell our customers this, but there is an undocumented DOS command that will fix the problem.
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User
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I knew it!
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Tech
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Just add the line LOAD NOSMOKE.COM at the end of the CONFIG.SYS. Let me know how it goes.
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...10 minutes later...
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User
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It didn't work. The power supply is still smoking.
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Tech
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Well, what version of DOS are you using?
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User
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MS-DOS 6.22.
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Tech
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That's your problem there. That version of DOS didn't come with NOSMOKE. Contact Microsoft and ask them for a patch that will give you the file. Let me know how it goes.
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...1 hour later...
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User
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I need a new power supply.
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Tech
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How did you come to that conclusion?
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User
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Well, I rang Microsoft and told him all about what you said, and he started asking questions about the make of power supply.
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Tech
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Then what did he say?
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User
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He told me that my power supply isn't compatible with NOSMOKE.
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