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Re: Engineer Identifies & Explains Every ’90s Computer Seen In “Jurassic Park”

From	Thomas Prufer <prufer.public@mnet-online.de.invalid>
Newsgroups	alt.folklore.computers
Subject	Re: Engineer Identifies & Explains Every ’90s Computer Seen In “Jurassic Park”
Date	2026-08-12 09:03 +0200
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On Fri, 07 Aug 2026 19:16:25 GMT, Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> wrote:

>On 2026-08-07, SpallsHurgenson <user14325@newsgrouper.org.invalid> wrote:
>
>> I never had a true blinkenlight machine to take care of, but that's okay; 
>> the flickering diodes on the modern routers and rack-servers were good enough 
>> for me. I even put up a blinkenlight warning sign... until the C-levels made
>> me take it down after a few months for some reason that was never entirely 
>> clear to me (I suspect a terminal lack of humor).
>>
>>      "Achtung! Alles Lookenspeepers!
>>       Das computermaschine ist nicht für gefingerpoken und 
>>       mittengrabben. Ist easy schnappen der springenwerk, blowenfusen
>>       und poppencorken mit spitzensparken. Ist nicht für gewerken bei 
>>       das dummkopfen. Das rubbernecken sightseeren keepen das 
>>       cottenpickenen hans in das pockets muss; relaxen und watchen 
>>       das blinkenlichten."
>
>I had access to a number of rooms full of computers with
>lots of blinkenlichten.  The power supply section in these
>machines had a blank plate that was just begging for a notice
>of some sort, so I made up a sign for each one and installed
>them in a professional-looking manner in enough places to
>maybe make people think they were official.  They read:
>
>      DANGER!
>    50,000 OHMS

Test stickers with date: 

https://pr0mart.com/Nach-Kategorien/

German, mostly. 

"do not connect device to internet no matter how much it asks"
"Temporary solution since MM YY"
"so that's how you do it"

etc.

Thomas Prufer

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Engineer Identifies & Explains Every ’90s Computer Seen In “Jurassic Park” Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2026-07-16 04:37 +0000
  Re: Engineer Identifies & Explains Every ?90s Computer Seen In ?Jurassic Park? ant@zimage.comANT (Ant) - 2026-07-16 21:19 +0000
    Re: Engineer Identifies & Explains Every ?90s Computer Seen In ?Jurassic Park? Jan van den Broek <balglaas@dds.nl> - 2026-07-17 06:54 +0000
      Re: Engineer Identifies & Explains Every ?90s Computer Seen In ?Jurassic Park? ant@zimage.comANT (Ant) - 2026-07-18 06:27 +0000
      Re: Engineer Identifies & Explains Every ’90s Computer Seen In “Jurassic Park” Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2026-07-18 06:57 +0000
        Re: Engineer Identifies & Explains Every ’90s Computer Seen In “Jurassic Park” David Lesher <wb8foz@panix.com> - 2026-07-24 05:47 +0000
          Re: Engineer Identifies & Explains Every ’90s Computer Seen In “Jurassic Park” Bud Frede <frede@mouse-potato.com> - 2026-08-06 14:00 -0400
            Re: Engineer Identifies & Explains Every ’90s Computer Seen In “Jurassic Park” scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2026-08-06 18:22 +0000
            Re: Engineer Identifies & Explains Every ’90s Computer Seen In “Jurassic Park” Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2026-08-06 23:55 +0000
              Re: Engineer Identifies & Explains Every ’90s Computer Seen In “Jurassic Park” SpallsHurgenson(NG) <user14325@newsgrouper.org.invalid> - 2026-08-07 00:53 +0000
                Re: Engineer Identifies & Explains Every ’90s =?UTF "Kurt Weiske" <kurt.weiske@realitycheckbbs.org.remove-afx-this> - 2026-08-07 08:51 -0700
                Re: Engineer Identifies & Explains Every ’90s Computer Seen In “Jurassic Park” Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2026-08-07 19:16 +0000
                Re: Engineer Identifies & Explains Every ’90s Computer Seen In “Jurassic Park” Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2026-08-07 21:44 +0000
                Re: Engineer Identifies & Explains Every ’90s Computer Seen In “Jurassic Park” Thomas Prufer <prufer.public@mnet-online.de.invalid> - 2026-08-12 09:03 +0200
            Re: Engineer Identifies & Explains Every ’90s Computer Seen In “Jurassic Park” Chris Ahlstrom <OFeem1987@teleworm.us> - 2026-08-07 11:17 -0400
              Modern blinkenlights: (was: Re: Engineer Identifies & Explains Every ’90s Computer Seen In “Jurassic Park”) Johann 'Myrkraverk' Oskarsson <johann@myrkraverk.invalid> - 2026-08-20 14:12 +0800
                Re: Modern blinkenlights: (was: Re: Engineer Identifies & Explains Every ’90s Computer Seen In “Jurassic Park”) John Ames <commodorejohn@gmail.com> - 2026-08-20 07:53 -0700
                Re: Modern blinkenlights: Peter Flass <Peter@Iron-Spring.com> - 2026-08-20 09:30 -0700
                Re: Modern blinkenlights: Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2026-08-20 18:04 +0000
                Re: Modern blinkenlights: scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2026-08-20 18:24 +0000
                Re: Modern blinkenlights: Johann 'Myrkraverk' Oskarsson <johann@myrkraverk.invalid> - 2026-08-21 00:36 +0800
                Re: Modern blinkenlights: (was: Re: Engineer Identifies & Explains Every ’90s Computer Seen In “Jurassic Park”) SpallsHurgenson(NG) <user14325@newsgrouper.org.invalid> - 2026-08-20 16:41 +0000

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