# Video: History's First Recorded IT Professional.

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/video-historys-first-recorded-it-professional/609858>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [January 18, 2012, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/video-historys-first-recorded-it-professional/609858 "2012-01-18T02:23:00Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![davidm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidm/32/225_2.png) [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\
**Post date:** [January 18, 2012, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/video-historys-first-recorded-it-professional/609858/1 "2012-01-18T02:23:00Z")

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If you’ve ever done IT support this hits home. Even if you haven’t it’s hilarious.  
It’s safe for work.

[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/2CjLd9o_Pno/hqdefault.jpg "IT Professionals will love this one") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2CjLd9o_Pno)

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**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\
**Post date:** [January 18, 2012, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/video-historys-first-recorded-it-professional/609858/2 "2012-01-18T03:11:02Z")

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“Oh, so that part actually matters?”

I like it.

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**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\
**Post date:** [January 18, 2012, 5:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/video-historys-first-recorded-it-professional/609858/3 "2012-01-18T05:06:28Z")

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“Wait, wait, wait! Now it’s like this! I can’t open it!”

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**Author:** ![davidm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidm/32/225_2.png) [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\
**Post date:** [January 18, 2012, 10:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/video-historys-first-recorded-it-professional/609858/4 "2012-01-18T10:33:10Z")

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“And you’re sure I won’t lost any text?”

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**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\
**Post date:** [January 18, 2012, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/video-historys-first-recorded-it-professional/609858/5 "2012-01-18T16:32:42Z")

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I’m skeptical. Let’s try it with the notebook that I just bought.

Hey! I lost my text!

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**Author:** ![davidm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidm/32/225_2.png) [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\
**Post date:** [January 18, 2012, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/video-historys-first-recorded-it-professional/609858/6 "2012-01-18T17:28:44Z")

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> [@tdn](#):
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> I’m skeptical. Let’s try it with the notebook that I just bought.
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> Hey! I lost my text!

You have to flip it over before you try to open it again!