Let Sleeping PCs Lie

I worked tech support in the mid-nineties. Someone in HR phoned us:

HR Employee: “My PC has turned itself off.”

Since HR is just one floor up, and they’ve been known not to be very tech-savvy, I popped up there myself within five minutes.

Me: *To the HR Employee.* “Is that the computer that turned itself off?”

HR Employee: “Yes.”

I pushed the mouse with a single finger, and it sprang back into life. I just looked at the woman:

HR Employee: “I thought it was broken, so I didn’t want to touch it!”