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National Lampoon on computers and electronics (was: Blinken lights making a comeback)

From	Thomas Koenig <tkoenig@netcologne.de>
Newsgroups	alt.folklore.computers
Subject	National Lampoon on computers and electronics (was: Blinken lights making a comeback)
Date	2020-11-15 12:09 +0000
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Jon Elson <elson@pico-systems.com> schrieb:

> In the April issue of one of the old electronics magazines, a new 
> development was announced.  By manufacturing LEDs and Darkness-Emitting 
> Arsenide Diodes on the same production line, 100% yield was achieved.
> They let the reader come up with the acronym for this new device.

A few decades ago, I remember seeing a paper copy of a paper copy
of ... an issue of National Lampoon, dedicated to computers.

They had stuff in it like a Roman processor (no dvide by zero, and
burn-in at the Nero facility), IBM going into the Timex Sinclar
market niche (features an optional CPU, and optional keyboard,
...), negative prices for chips, the logical "NEVER", "FOREVER"
and "NEITHER" functions, and much more.

Does anybody else remember that, and is there some source to get
this issue somewhere?  I've looked, but didn't find it.

Thread

Blinken lights making a comeback Dan Espen <dan1espen@gmail.com> - 2020-11-11 14:09 -0500
  Re: Blinken lights making a comeback Dallas <dallas@texas.usa> - 2020-11-11 15:50 -0600
    Re: Blinken lights making a comeback Dan Espen <dan1espen@gmail.com> - 2020-11-11 17:01 -0500
      Re: Blinken lights making a comeback Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2020-11-12 18:38 +0000
    Re: Blinken lights making a comeback Michael LeVine <mlevinespmfltr@redshift.com> - 2020-11-11 16:10 -0800
      Re: Blinken lights making a comeback Michael LeVine <mlevinespmfltr@redshift.com> - 2020-11-11 16:13 -0800
        Re: Blinken lights making a comeback J. Clarke <jclarke.873638@gmail.com> - 2020-11-11 19:23 -0500
  Re: Blinken lights making a comeback drb@ihatespam.msu.edu (Dennis Boone) - 2020-11-11 21:57 -0600
    Re: Blinken lights making a comeback J. Clarke <jclarke.873638@gmail.com> - 2020-11-11 23:09 -0500
  Re: Blinken lights making a comeback Joe Pfeiffer <pfeiffer@cs.nmsu.edu> - 2020-11-12 10:35 -0700
    Re: Blinken lights making a comeback Dan Espen <dan1espen@gmail.com> - 2020-11-12 14:03 -0500
  Re: Blinken lights making a comeback Jorgen Grahn <grahn+nntp@snipabacken.se> - 2020-11-13 21:21 +0000
    Re: Blinken lights making a comeback J. Clarke <jclarke.873638@gmail.com> - 2020-11-13 17:16 -0500
      Re: Blinken lights making a comeback Robert Netzlof <rnetzlof@gmail.com> - 2020-11-13 14:36 -0800
        Re: Blinken lights making a comeback Jon Elson <elson@pico-systems.com> - 2020-11-13 17:24 -0600
          Re: Blinken lights making a comeback Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2020-11-14 00:21 +0000
            Re: Blinken lights making a comeback J. Clarke <jclarke.873638@gmail.com> - 2020-11-13 19:56 -0500
          National Lampoon on computers and electronics (was: Blinken lights making a comeback) Thomas Koenig <tkoenig@netcologne.de> - 2020-11-15 12:09 +0000
            Re: National Lampoon on computers and electronics (was: Blinken lights making a comeback) Michael LeVine <mlevinespmfltr@redshift.com> - 2020-11-15 04:17 -0800
            Re: National Lampoon on computers and electronics (was: Blinken lights making a comeback) Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2020-11-15 18:03 +0000
              Re: National Lampoon on computers and electronics (was: Blinken lights making a comeback) Thomas Koenig <tkoenig@netcologne.de> - 2020-11-15 18:16 +0000
                Re: ancient computer humor, was National Lampoon lights making a comeback) John Levine <johnl@taugh.com> - 2020-11-15 20:39 +0000
                Re: ancient computer humor, was National Lampoon lights making a comeback) Dallas <dallas@texas.usa> - 2020-11-15 18:37 -0600
        Re: Blinken lights making a comeback Mike Spencer <mds@bogus.nodomain.nowhere> - 2020-11-13 20:32 -0400
      Re: Blinken lights making a comeback Jorgen Grahn <grahn+nntp@snipabacken.se> - 2020-11-13 22:51 +0000
    Re: Blinken lights making a comeback Dan Espen <dan1espen@gmail.com> - 2020-11-13 18:54 -0500
    Re: Blinken lights making a comeback Quadibloc <jsavard@ecn.ab.ca> - 2020-11-13 20:22 -0800
      Re: Blinken lights making a comeback Jorgen Grahn <grahn+nntp@snipabacken.se> - 2020-11-14 07:47 +0000
        Re: Blinken lights making a comeback Dan Espen <dan1espen@gmail.com> - 2020-11-14 07:28 -0500
        Re: Blinken lights making a comeback Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2020-11-14 12:38 +0000
          Re: Blinken lights making a comeback Dan Espen <dan1espen@gmail.com> - 2020-11-14 08:19 -0500
            Re: Blinken lights making a comeback Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2020-11-14 13:22 +0000
              Re: Blinken lights making a comeback Dan Espen <dan1espen@gmail.com> - 2020-11-14 12:26 -0500
                Re: Blinken lights making a comeback Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2020-11-14 21:27 +0000
                Re: Blinken lights making a comeback Dan Espen <dan1espen@gmail.com> - 2020-11-14 19:20 -0500
              Re: Blinken lights making a comeback J. Clarke <jclarke.873638@gmail.com> - 2020-11-14 12:37 -0500
        Re: Blinken lights making a comeback JimP <chucktheouch@gmail.com> - 2020-11-14 12:03 -0600
          Re: Blinken lights making a comeback Jorgen Grahn <grahn+nntp@snipabacken.se> - 2020-11-14 22:03 +0000
            Re: Blinken lights making a comeback Dave Garland <dave.garland@wizinfo.com> - 2020-11-14 21:30 -0600
              Re: Blinken lights making a comeback Jorgen Grahn <grahn+nntp@snipabacken.se> - 2020-11-15 08:51 +0000
            Re: Blinken lights making a comeback JimP <chucktheouch@gmail.com> - 2020-11-15 14:02 -0600
    Re: Blinken lights making a comeback Joe Pfeiffer <pfeiffer@cs.nmsu.edu> - 2020-11-17 10:31 -0700
  Re: Blinken lights making a comeback "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2020-11-14 20:02 +0100
    Re: Blinken lights making a comeback Dan Espen <dan1espen@gmail.com> - 2020-11-14 14:33 -0500
      Re: Blinken lights making a comeback "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2020-11-14 21:19 +0100
        Re: Blinken lights making a comeback Dan Espen <dan1espen@gmail.com> - 2020-11-14 16:27 -0500
          Re: Blinken lights making a comeback Quadibloc <jsavard@ecn.ab.ca> - 2020-11-14 17:16 -0800
      Re: Blinken lights making a comeback scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2020-11-14 22:31 +0000

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