Steve Jobs and the usable computer (2011)

Re:Steve Jobs and the usable computer (2011) by zabzonk on Tuesday September 29, 2020 @03:46PM (#24632095)

I once blew up a Next. We had sent one (our only one) back to the States from the UK to fix a fault (can't remember what the original fault was). When we got it back I was stoked to plug it in and start using it. When I did - BANG! The Americans had left the voltage selector on the power supply set to 120V, rather than the UK 240V.

Edit: Thinking back, I think it was actually the monitor (which was a Next one) that blew, not the computer itself.

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Re:Steve Jobs and the usable computer (2011) by the-dude on Tuesday September 29, 2020 @04:14PM (#24632404)

Nice try blaming someone else.

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Re:Steve Jobs and the usable computer (2011) by zabzonk on Tuesday September 29, 2020 @04:16PM (#24632432)

Well, I did blame myself somewhat (anything in my comment suggest otherwise?), but do you always inspect the voltage selector when you plug something in to the mains?

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Re:Steve Jobs and the usable computer (2011) by the-dude on Tuesday September 29, 2020 @04:32PM (#24632595)

Yes your comments suggests otherwise : The Americans had left.

And no, I do not always inspect the voltage selector, but I might when it comes from 120V territory.

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Re:Steve Jobs and the usable computer (2011) by zabzonk on Tuesday September 29, 2020 @04:35PM (#24632643)

I don't want to get into an argument about this, but:

> I once blew up a Next.

Me taking blame.

> The Americans had left the voltage selector on the power supply set to 120V

Me describing the problem.

So, enough.

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Re:Steve Jobs and the usable computer (2011) by tyingq on Tuesday September 29, 2020 @07:17PM (#24634183)

That's an odd response. An EU based customer returned some equipment. The manufacturer should return EU appropriate hardware and settings.

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