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- From: jerome.yuzyk@freddy.ersys.edmonton.ab.ca (Jerome Yuzyk)
- Newsgroups: alt.folklore.computers
- Subject: RE: COMPUTER SUPERSTITION
- Message-ID: <2391.738.uupcb@freddy.ersys.edmonton.ab.ca>
- Date: 20 Nov 92 20:55:00 GMT
- Reply-To: jerome.yuzyk@freddy.ersys.edmonton.ab.ca (Jerome Yuzyk)
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- Organization: Freddy's Place BBS - Edmonton, AB - 403-456-4241
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- > We've all heard of common superstitions such as not walking under ladders
- > and throwing salt over your left shoulder if you spill some, but are
- > there any superstitions to do with computers?
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- If a command sequence doesn't work the first time, typing it HARDER will
- work for subsequent attempts.
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- The machine understands when a command line is complete (and user sits
- staring at command line instead of pressing [Enter])
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- * MR/2 1.32 NR * I am in total control, but don't tell my wife.
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