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- X-Comment-To: Pete Gonzalez
- From: Pontus Berg <Pontus.Berg@p71.anet.canit.se>
- Date: Thu, 28 Mar 96 00:31:37 +0100
- Subject: Screaming circuits
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- In a message of 26 Mar 96 Pete Gonzalez wrote to All:
-
- >> >> dos utilities, that makes the circuits in the commie scream! Yes,
- >> it's
- >> >> true. I have done the obvious test of turning=20 off the screen and
- >> then
- >> >> started the program... And it screams! Two questions arises:
- >> >> * What part(s) of the computer screams? * What makes them scream?
-
- >> PG> Are you sure you're not just early for April fools? This sounds
- >> PG> pretty=20 impossible... If you're not joking, post one of these
- >> files
- >> PG> as a MIME=20 attachment.
-
- >> I've heard this machine so I know this isn't pulling someones leg...
-
- PG> Yeah, yeah, everyone's HEARD of it. But if they really exist, let's
- PG> see that .D64 file! :-)
-
- Pete; read my words! I didn't hear OF the machine, but I actually listened to
- the screaming chips! It isn't much but in a silent room you hear a distinct
- difference between DOS prompt and depacking a program! It's in Wathcman's
- hardware so a D64 won't help you!
-
- )==========================================================(
- ) o/ Bacchus@FairLight.COM Fido: 2:201/411.71 (
- ) (# I'm a "geek tool" so ask about emulators elsewhere! (
- )=/7=======================================================(
-
- ... I asked one of the guys at the booth to demonstrate me the multitasking
- abilities of his system and he replied "Please wait a few minutes sir,
- as soon as this disk formatting is completed, I will show you real
- multitasking..."
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