Re: Most illogical documentation

[John Garison <john -at- garisons -dot- com>]

Did you save the box?? As every Antiques Roadshow viewer knows, 
condition is everything, but having the box is priceless!



Evans, Diane L (Rosetta) said the following on 6/29/2007 5:11 PM:
>  Perhaps my most frustrating documentation had to be with a RoboDog I
> purchased about 8 years ago. It was a very sophisticated computer toy
> for the time; it was programmable and could do many tricks.  BUT...
>
> It was securely bolted (!) to its box.  After finally figuring out that
> I would have to use a screwdriver and wrench, I was able to disassemble
> the box enough to find the instructions on how to get it out of the box.
>
> Now that we had it out of the box, we had to start programming it.  The
> instruction sheet looked like something from a medicine box -- all
> written in the most miniscule font available, and impossible to read
> with eyes that were over 30.
>
> We taught it a few tricks, then placed it on a shelf.  I think it is
> still there.
>   
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