Idiot sightings - Page 4

ZenGum · 02-05-2010, 12:09 AM

Yeah dude, just outside Seattle, isn't it?

Oh, wait. The office you are looking for cannot be found....

Pete Zicato · 02-05-2010, 08:02 AM

Yup. Here.

We lived up there for seven years, but I worked at Aldus which (at the time) was in Pioneer square downtown.

xoxoxoBruce · 02-05-2010, 08:45 AM

I knew about Steve Ballmer's involvement is Seattle sports, and Paul Allen's Experience Music Project, but still didn't associate Microsoft with Washington State.

Pete Zicato · 02-05-2010, 09:27 AM

You see. You really do learn something new every day at the Cellar.

ZenGum · 02-05-2010, 07:13 PM

Wow, self-referential thread. :p

morethanpretty · 02-07-2010, 09:38 AM

I've been at work for less than 30 minutes and have had 2 already.

Caller "Our mouse isn't working."
Me "You're using _____ application?"
Caller "Yes"
Me "You can't use your mouse in the ______ application, only the keyboard." (its a dos based program)
Caller "We always use our mouse!"
Caller to another person in room "We always use the mouse for ______, she's saying we can't!"
Caller to me "Oh, nevermind, we don't use it."

Pete Zicato · 02-08-2010, 01:34 PM

I'm trying to figure what application still supports a dos version and not coming up with anything.

classicman · 02-08-2010, 01:37 PM

. . . or a company that is still using them and why.
I admittedly don't know jack about programming, but I just assumed the DOS based programs were replaced a decade ago.

I now get skeered when I see a c: prompt flashing at me - its been too long.

Spexxvet · 02-08-2010, 01:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by classicman

. . . or a company that is still using them and why.
I admittedly don't know jack about programming, but I just assumed the DOS based programs were replaced a decade ago.

Either they haven't, or they're using decade or older programming. I don't think MTP would lie.

classicman · 02-08-2010, 02:19 PM

I never implied she was.

Clodfobble · 02-08-2010, 04:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Spexxvet

Either they haven't, or they're using decade or older programming. I don't think MTP would lie.

You're really reaching here, man. Quit seeing grievous insult where there is none.

Stress Puppy · 02-08-2010, 08:05 PM

I know a lot of companies that still use DOS programs. Well, they did when I did computer repair a few years back. A textile company jumps to mind first.

That same company I worked for liked to install Win98SE whenever possible. This would have been ... 2004 I think? Right around there.

lumberjim · 02-08-2010, 11:07 PM

I work with a 'DOS based' program every day. You can use the mouse...but not to navigate....only to highlight, right click and copy/paste info displayed on the screen.

ADP dealer suite

IT sucks. the most NON-intuitive random crap evar. but it's our main interface for the things we do in a car dealer. I'll take screen shots tomorrow if anyone wants to see.

ZenGum · 02-09-2010, 03:14 AM

Never underestimate the stinginess of a manager whose system is struggling on. In 1999 I did a stint at a major city daily newspaper where they used monochrome monitors, non-standard keyboards, and software to match. It must have been pre-1988 at least.

classicman · 02-09-2010, 07:48 AM

Wow - thats interesting - I really had no idea there were that many still around.

02-05-2010, 12:09 AM	#46
ZenGum Doctor Wtf Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Badelaide, Baustralia Posts: 12,861	Yeah dude, just outside Seattle, isn't it? Oh, wait. The office you are looking for cannot be found.... __________________ Shut up and hug. MoreThanPretty, Nov 5, 2008. Just because I'm nominally polite, does not make me a pussy. Sundae Girl.

02-05-2010, 08:02 AM	#47
Pete Zicato Turns out my CRS is a symptom of TMB. Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Chicago suburbs Posts: 2,916	Yup. Here. We lived up there for seven years, but I worked at Aldus which (at the time) was in Pioneer square downtown. __________________ Talk nerdy to me.

02-05-2010, 08:45 AM	#48
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	I knew about Steve Ballmer's involvement is Seattle sports, and Paul Allen's Experience Music Project, but still didn't associate Microsoft with Washington State. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

02-05-2010, 09:27 AM	#49
Pete Zicato Turns out my CRS is a symptom of TMB. Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Chicago suburbs Posts: 2,916	You see. You really do learn something new every day at the Cellar. __________________ Talk nerdy to me.

02-05-2010, 07:13 PM	#50
ZenGum Doctor Wtf Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Badelaide, Baustralia Posts: 12,861	Wow, self-referential thread. :p __________________ Shut up and hug. MoreThanPretty, Nov 5, 2008. Just because I'm nominally polite, does not make me a pussy. Sundae Girl.

02-07-2010, 09:38 AM	#51
morethanpretty Thats "Miss Zipper Neck" to you. Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: little town (but not the littlest) in texas Posts: 2,957	I've been at work for less than 30 minutes and have had 2 already. Caller "Our mouse isn't working." Me "You're using _____ application?" Caller "Yes" Me "You can't use your mouse in the ______ application, only the keyboard." (its a dos based program) Caller "We always use our mouse!" Caller to another person in room "We always use the mouse for ______, she's saying we can't!" Caller to me "Oh, nevermind, we don't use it." __________________ Addicts may suck dick for coke, but love came up with the idea to put a dick in there to begin with. -Jack O'Brien

02-08-2010, 01:34 PM	#52
Pete Zicato Turns out my CRS is a symptom of TMB. Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Chicago suburbs Posts: 2,916	I'm trying to figure what application still supports a dos version and not coming up with anything. __________________ Talk nerdy to me.

02-08-2010, 01:37 PM	#53
classicman barely disguised asshole, keeper of all that is holy. Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 23,401	. . . or a company that is still using them and why. I admittedly don't know jack about programming, but I just assumed the DOS based programs were replaced a decade ago. I now get skeered when I see a c: prompt flashing at me - its been too long. __________________ "like strapping a pillow on a bull in a china shop" Bullitt

02-08-2010, 02:19 PM	#55
classicman barely disguised asshole, keeper of all that is holy. Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 23,401	I never implied she was. __________________ "like strapping a pillow on a bull in a china shop" Bullitt

02-08-2010, 08:05 PM	#57
Stress Puppy Elite Elitist Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Fresno, CA Posts: 359	I know a lot of companies that still use DOS programs. Well, they did when I did computer repair a few years back. A textile company jumps to mind first. That same company I worked for liked to install Win98SE whenever possible. This would have been ... 2004 I think? Right around there. __________________ ~Stress Puppy~ Mundus vult decipi, ergo decipiatur

02-08-2010, 11:07 PM	#58
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	I work with a 'DOS based' program every day. You can use the mouse...but not to navigate....only to highlight, right click and copy/paste info displayed on the screen. ADP dealer suite IT sucks. the most NON-intuitive random crap evar. but it's our main interface for the things we do in a car dealer. I'll take screen shots tomorrow if anyone wants to see. __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

02-09-2010, 03:14 AM	#59
ZenGum Doctor Wtf Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Badelaide, Baustralia Posts: 12,861	Never underestimate the stinginess of a manager whose system is struggling on. In 1999 I did a stint at a major city daily newspaper where they used monochrome monitors, non-standard keyboards, and software to match. It must have been pre-1988 at least. __________________ Shut up and hug. MoreThanPretty, Nov 5, 2008. Just because I'm nominally polite, does not make me a pussy. Sundae Girl.

02-09-2010, 07:48 AM	#60
classicman barely disguised asshole, keeper of all that is holy. Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 23,401	Wow - thats interesting - I really had no idea there were that many still around. __________________ "like strapping a pillow on a bull in a china shop" Bullitt

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