Re: Tandem question
- From: "dave-d0619" <dave-d0619@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 1 Jul 2009 21:16:29 -0400
Dave:
I am glad that you liked my story.
However, It was not a question of having guts.
It was a simple case of pointing out to my boss, by producing the CPU from
my computer, that he was incorrect calling a computer a CPU .
By the way, in no way was I facetious or sarcastic to my boss. At least, I
did not mean to be.
If a teacher, your boss or someone kept telling you that 2+2=5 and that the
planet earth is flat, would you just stand there and let the errors stand?
Hopefully, you would politely inform them that 2+2=4, not 5 and the planet
earth is not flat.
Anyway, let us get back to the subject of this thread.
Sincerely:
Dave Durber
----- Original Message -----
From: "Dave Carlson" <dgcarlson@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, July 01, 2009 5:20 PM
Subject: Re: Tandem question
> Dave,
>
> I like your story, but man, I wouldn't put my boss through that without
some
> concern over being told to "empty your CPU and machine, pack your things
and
> go grab your steering wheel."
>
> You've got guts.
>
> Dave
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "dave-d0619" <dave-d0619@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Wednesday, July 01, 2009 11:59
> Subject: Re: Tandem question
>
>
> So many people these days, particularly Americans, confuse what is a CPU.
>
> A CPU, is not a substitute name for the box that contains the devices that
> make up a machine that is called a computer.
>
> A CPU or (Central Processing Unit), is a chip that is plugged onto
> motherboards of many digital devices, including computers.
>
> A Central Processor's job, is to distribute data and commands to the
various
> components for many of the various digital devices we all use in our daily
> lives.
>
> So, when someone calls a computer a CPU, they are incorrect.
>
> Some years ago, my boss asked me to bring my CPU to the conference room.
>
> Not knowing, that in the US, many Americans call a computer a CPU and,
> knowing what a CPU was, I proceeded to open my computer and removed the
CPU
> chip from the mother board, put it into an anti-static pouch, and took it
to
> the conference room. By the way, I had not yet turned on my computer that
> day.
>
> My boss asked me "where is your CPU".
>
> I said, "hold out your hand".
>
> He asked me "why".
>
> I repeated that he should hold out his hand.
>
> When he put out his hand, I placed the bag containing the CPU chip into
it.
>
> He asked, "what is this?"
>
> I said, "as you asked me to bring my CPU, that is what I have brought
you".
>
> He said, "I meant the whole machine".
>
> "Ah!", I said, "you meant that I should have brought the whole machine,
> which, by the way, is called a computer, to the conference room".
>
> He accused me of being sarcastic and he went on to say that I new exactly
> what he meant.
>
> I replied, "if you ask a person who knows what a CPU is and you ask them
to
> bring you a CPU, then, that is what they will bring you".
>
> I went on to say, "if you called a car a steering wheel, instead of a car,
> and you then asked a mechanic to bring you the steering wheel, would you
> have been just as surprised if the mechanic brought you a Steering Wheel!"
>
> He then said I was being facetious.
>
> I took the bag from his hand and letting out a big sigh, I gave him a look
> on my face that said, "you just do not get it, do you!" and left the room
> and went back to my office in disgust.
>
> As frustrating as it was at the time, looking back on it, I get a good
> chuckle when I think about the incident.
>
> Calling something by its correct name, reduces misunderstanding,
frustration
> and aggravation.
>
> Sincerely:
>
> Dave Durber
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Cy Selfridge" <cyselfridge@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Wednesday, July 01, 2009 11:26 AM
> Subject: RE: Tandem question
>
>
> > Hi,
> > As an aside to this thread Tandem was also the name of a computer
company
> in
> > the eighties.
> > Their computers were some of the first to link micro computers together
> > rather than a single CPU.
> > I have no idea whether or not they are still around but I do not think
> they
> > ever gained much of a market share as IBM was running rampant long about
> > then.
> > Cy, The Anasazi.
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf
> > Of Bob Verity
> > Sent: Wednesday, July 01, 2009 8:55 AM
> > To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: Re: Tandem question
>
> > Part of the confusion is that that the word tandem is not an acronym it
is
> a
> >
> > word that you can look up in any English dictionary.
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "mostafa almahdy" <mostafa.almahdy@xxxxxxxxx>
> > To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Wednesday, July 01, 2009 4:04 AM
> > Subject: Re: Tandem question
> >
> >
> > I' know that as well, and I' used the feature for many time's ago,
> > unless I'm curious to know what the word tandem refer's to, the
> > acronym itself, not the feature description.
> >
> > On 7/1/09, Jeremy Hartley <jeremyhartley@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > > Hi there.
> > >
> > > Well, I have mainly heard tandem spoken, when referring to riding
> bicycles
> > > built for two. Meaning, that the bike is two seated, and both are in
> > > charge
> > > of making the bike run. So, Jaws Tandem is one person connecting to
> > > another
> > > person, helping out.
> > >
> > > I know someone can explain this more eloquently than I can, but I
think
> I
> > > got the right idea. grin
> > >
> > > Jeremy
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "mostafa almahdy" <mostafa.almahdy@xxxxxxxxx>
> > > To: "jfw" <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > Sent: Tuesday, June 30, 2009 11:59 PM
> > > Subject: Tandem question
> > >
> > >
> > >> Hey all!, can someone describe what the acronym name tandem refer's
> to?
> > >> any assist, that's tremendously would be appreciated!.!
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