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| From | Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | alt.folklore.computers |
| Subject | Re: National Lampoon on computers and electronics (was: Blinken lights making a comeback) |
| Date | 2020-11-15 18:03 +0000 |
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On 2020-11-15, Thomas Koenig <tkoenig@netcologne.de> wrote:
> 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.
I don't remember seeing that one, although my days of reading
National Lampoon probably predated that issue.
One of my favourite logical operations was DON'T DO WHILE NOT.
I guess this will lead us back to those famous mainframe-era
lists of new instruction sets featuring instructions like
Rewind and Break Tape
Execute Operator
Branch on Blinking Indicator
Branch on Burned-Out Indicator
Forms Skip and Runaway
Why Immediate
Halt and Catch Fire (popular in Hollywood computers)
PBPBPBP - Place Backup in Plain Brown Paper Bag Please
Et cetera...
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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
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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
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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
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