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To: MediaMole
Older people seem to be afraid that they will "break" new technology if they experiment with it.

And that's why this "older" person is afraid to enter
C:/format
C:/u/autotest

The young geeky kid in the next cube said "it would be ok, go ahead and try it."

21 posted on 01/20/2004 11:28:17 AM PST by ASA Vet (Don't ask me, I'm a AFQT group VI.)
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To: ASA Vet
My mother has had a PC for about 4 years and uses it daily. The only things she can do with her computer is check email and list items on Ebay. Otherwise, she's clueless. She's has the machine for FOUR YEARS ! She can't copy and paste, save files, install programs, nothing. Amazing.
24 posted on 01/20/2004 11:53:44 AM PST by IDontLikeToPayTaxes
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