PC Trouble
04
Jul
I was having trouble with my computer. So I called Richard,
the 11 year old next door, whose bedroom looks like Mission
Control, and asked him to come over.
Richard clicked a couple of buttons and solved the problem.
As he was walking away, I called after him, ‘So, what
was wrong? He replied, ‘It was an ID- ten-T error.’
I didn’t want to appear stupid, but nonetheless
inquired, An, ID-ten-T error? What’s that, in case
I need to fix it again.
Richard grinned. ‘Haven’t you ever heard of an
ID-ten-T error before?’
‘No,’ I replied.
‘Write it down, he said, ‘and I think you’ll figure it out.’
So I wrote down: I D 1 0 T
