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From: Michael Siemon on 10 Feb 2010 23:20
In article <sehix-DF640F.19405910022010(a)5ad64b5e.bb.sky.com>,
Steve Hix <sehix(a)NOSPAMmac.comINVALID> wrote:

> In article <jP6dnROcT-E29e7WnZ2dnUVZ_vqdnZ2d(a)speakeasy.net>,
> russotto(a)grace.speakeasy.net (Matthew Russotto) wrote:
>
> > In article <1jdnp11.1d59wbd172uzibN%mikePOST(a)TOGROUPmacconsult.com>,
> > Mike Rosenberg <mikePOST(a)TOGROUPmacconsult.com> wrote:
> > >
> > >One thing to add - Apple actually calls it Firewire Target Disk Mode. We
> > >just usual shorten it in conversation.
> >
> > That is because there used to be a SCSI Disk Mode. Same idea,
> > only you needed a special cable and had to sacrifice a chicken for it
> > to work.
>
> You forgot the black candle, I think.
>
> And not just any chicken would do.

I seem to recall that for more major usage one needed a goat...
From: Mike Rosenberg on 11 Feb 2010 08:59
Matthew Russotto <russotto(a)grace.speakeasy.net> wrote:

> >Excuse me? You're going to sell an iBook with a defective motherboard?
> >Do you really think something would pay for that? Or were you planning
> >to not mention that fact? And, if so, what would you do when the buyer
> >told you about all the kernel panics he/she had?
>
> I suspect an iBook with a defective motherboard probably would sell
> for parts, even if honestly advertised.

You're probably right, but I was really wondering if he planned to
mention that fact.

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From: Tom Stiller on 11 Feb 2010 09:23
In article <1jdqriw.1wwza8kj03ev1N%mikePOST(a)TOGROUPmacconsult.com>,
mikePOST(a)TOGROUPmacconsult.com (Mike Rosenberg) wrote:

> Michael Siemon <mlsiemon(a)sonic.net> wrote:
>
> > > And not just any chicken would do.
> >
> > I seem to recall that for more major usage one needed a goat...
>
> That's if you didn't have a _Purdue_ chicken, and one of these breast
> gauges.

As a Purdue alumnus, I think you mean _Perdue_, more closely associated
with certain colleges in Maryland.

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From: Mike Rosenberg on 11 Feb 2010 15:57
Tom Stiller <tom_stiller(a)yahoo.com> wrote:

> > That's if you didn't have a _Purdue_ chicken, and one of these breast
> > gauges.
>
> As a Purdue alumnus, I think you mean _Perdue_, more closely associated
> with certain colleges in Maryland.

Oh lord, what a dumb cluck I am!

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From: Tom Stiller on 11 Feb 2010 16:12
In article <1jdraz9.1ugkfor17h19iN%mikePOST(a)TOGROUPmacconsult.com>,
mikePOST(a)TOGROUPmacconsult.com (Mike Rosenberg) wrote:

> Tom Stiller <tom_stiller(a)yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> > > That's if you didn't have a _Purdue_ chicken, and one of these breast
> > > gauges.
> >
> > As a Purdue alumnus, I think you mean _Perdue_, more closely associated
> > with certain colleges in Maryland.
>
> Oh lord, what a dumb cluck I am!

At least you're not too chicken to admit it. ;-)

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