Alt-BEAM Archive
Message #12414
To: beam@sgiblab.sgi.com
From: "J. Parks" manchild@u.washington.edu
Date: Thu, 23 Mar 2000 18:02:54 -0800 (PST)
Subject: [alt-beam] Re: Dumb newbie Q.
TO ALL NEWBIES, EXPERTS, AND EVERYONE IN BETWEEN:
THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS A DUMB QUESTION!
Contrary to what you may believe, most people do not feel burdened by
answering elementary questions. Anybody that DOES get frustrated by these
questions is, in my experience, usually not a very nice person.
I'm not trying to single anyone out. Just know that everyone was a
beginner at some point, even big Mark T. Nobody's going to laugh or sneer
if you ask what a resistor is, because there was a time when none of us
knew that answer. Instead, what you will find (as you always have, I
hope), is a bunch of friendly people, eager to share their knowledge and
answer your questions, no matter how basic or trivial the questions might
be.
-Jake
On Thu, 23 Mar 2000, CORBIT GIBERSON wrote:
> Before I really get goin I think I should get myself a multimeter. But
> my experiance with electronics is nill ( in fact I think I'm pretty
> dense) and I don't know what to look for in a multi, any help would be
> greatly appreciated. I'd like something basic enough that I can jump
> right in, but not so basic that as I improve I don't have to replace
> it. Thanks all!
> Corbit
>
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