On the side of the road, with traffic whizzing by, lights flashing and you incredibly nervous, they rattle off a series of instructions that they expect you to follow to the letter.

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We had a whole series of instructions my mother -any mother would have told their child.

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The man at the other end told me to go to my computer and type in a complex series of instructions.

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The first time you fire up the Replicator, the display will take you through the FRE -- that's First Run Experience -- a series of step-by-step instructions it imparts one screen at a time (you can also access this later in the utilities menu).

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