[719] in Humor
HUMOR: Ancient Nerd Humor
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Andrew A. Bennett)
Tue Feb 7 11:13:35 1995
To: humor@MIT.EDU
Date: Tue, 07 Feb 1995 11:07:51 EST
From: "Andrew A. Bennett" <abennett@MIT.EDU>
This one goes back a Loooooong way. I forst saw it on a WWII-era computer on
exhibit at Los Alamos National Labs in the 1970's...
-Drew
Date: Mon, 6 Feb 95 15:03:02 PST
From: Connie_Kleinjans@Novell.COM (Connie Kleinjans)
This explains why I sometimes say "Das ist un blinkenlight."
From kathode@grace.rt.cs.boeing.com
>From paula@grace Mon Feb 6 13:34:47 1995
Here's a blast from the past. A guy I used to know in the old
Minicomputer Technology organisation posted a Xerox of a Xerox of
this on the DG Eclipse I worked on in a former life. (This was
way before we had networks, so the thing circulated via xerography.)
Now, someone on the info-afs mailing list has it in his .signature.
----------------- begin old-time computer stuff ----------------------
ACHTUNG!!!
Das machine is nicht fur gefingerpoken und mittengrabben. Ist easy schnappen
der springenwerk, blowenfusen und corkenpoppen mit spitzensparken.
Ist nicht fur gewerken by das dummkopfen. Das rubbernecken sightseeren keepen
hands in das pockets. Relaxen und vatch das blinkenlights!!!
----------------- end old-time couputer stuff ------------------------
Do you suppose we could get this made into a nice sign for the machine
room? :-)
Paul A.
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