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For that matter, why aren't everybody's written by markters or at least given some UI thoughts? People talk up good customer service all the time - sort of sta

by aresant 16y ago

For that matter, why aren't everybody's written by markters or at least given some UI thoughts? People talk up good customer service all the time - sort of starts w/the error message IMO

zandorg 16y ago
"Keyboard not found. Hit F1 to continue"
- aresant 16y ago
  Remember "This error should not have occurred."?
  - lutorm 16y ago
    "Who is General Failure and why is he reading my disk??" :-)
  - logic 16y ago
    "lp0: printer on fire?" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lp0_on_fire http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lp0_on_fire
  - bigiain 16y ago
    "Guru meditation #8400001"
- d_r 16y ago
  I always thought this was a joke, and then actually encountered it a few weeks ago when trying to revive an old PC. http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs171.snc1/6409_650220415912_100983_37916387_6372026_n.jpg http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs171.snc1/6409_...
  - ugh 16y ago
    Good times!
- cookiecaper 16y ago
  I think that this error is intended to portend that you aren't allowed to use a computer without a keyboard attached. You must have a keyboard attached.
- huhtenberg 16y ago
  It's funny, but it quite obviously implies "...not found. Attach the keyboard and hit F1...".
  - almost 16y ago
    Or just "Not detected, help detection by hitting a key"
cobralibre 16y ago
Hear, hear. Apple is only a notable example because its products are vaunted for their relative attention to detail, but the problem is industry-wide. I don't know if end user-facing text needs to be written by marketing, but all strings in a software product should at least be reviewed by somebody in the organization with some minimum set of credentials in the target language. A tech writer, for example. It's incredible to me that this is overlooked pretty much across the board.