Date   : Thu, 18 Nov 2010 17:15:06 +0000
From   : jgh@... (J.G.Harston)
Subject: [OT] Who'da thought...

Rick Murray wrote:
>> When I lived in Hong Kong my bank in the UK used to turn their fax
>> machine off overnight...
> They did that at work for a while. Now the magic-whoo-hoo laser printer
> carries a very bold notice saying "THIS IS THE FAX - DO *NOT* SWITCH OFF".

I had to sellotape the server plug into the wall socket at AFE and hide
it behind a label saying "DO NOT UNPLUG!!!" in English and Cantonese.

We also used to get people coming into the print office and trying
to use the RISC high-speed duplicating printer (one of these:
http://www.riso.co.uk/230-fast-laser-printer-riso-product.htm )
as a photocopier.

Ok, you've scanned your original, so you want 10,000 copies of
that passport then? No, ok, that'll be ?5 for the duplicating
master you've just wasted please.

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J.G.Harston - jgh@...