As you may have noticed, I shop online quite a bit. With the older machines, you almost have to. If you have also, you may have run into something I’m guilty of. I sometimes miss important details in the ad.
This month I have done this twice.
One of my orders for diskettes listed a box of new brand name diskettes as ds/dd but the picture clearly showed ds/hd. Had I noticed it, I could have either questioned the difference, or moved on to the next ad. I didn’t and received a very nice new box of ds/hd 5 1/4″ diskettes. My fault for not reading closer. I haven’t decided what to do about these yet. I may either try to sell them or, maybe test them to see how they work.
Another instance, I got one of my printer cables in today. It is the cable for the Mac’s. I thought the package was a little small and when I opened it, it was small. Most printer cables I have seen come in either 3 feet or six feet lengths. This one claims 15″. If my Mac’s were set up on a desk all the time, that would most likely be too short. Since, I usually set them up on a table to work with, I can put them a little closer together than I would on a desk where the printer would sit beside the computer.
I would suggest a modification of an old carpenters rule. (Sorry to all the other professions that use a similar rule.) The rule says measure twice, cut once. I suggest, read twice, buy once.
I went back and checked my other printer cable and it is a six foot cable.
As usual, let the buyer beware.
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