Lee said:

>I think the concept of computer geek was lost on Mika.  It must be a
primiariliy U.S. expression.  All of us knew what Ray meant immediately.<

Yeah right. Like I have a lot of problems with US terms. 

>Mika apparently didn't. < 

How do you know that? The problem was that Ray assumed that 'geeks' read
manuals. I can assure you that they don't. They are the last ones to read
manuals. And the guy who thought that a dive computer is just another
'puter' is an idiot. I don't usually read computer manuals either, but I
sure as hell read the one for my washing machine. 

>That's a risk you run when communicating across
languages and cultures.<

Across languages? The thread was in English, wasn't it? Lucky for you, eh? 

M