Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site fortune.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!decvax!harpo!ulysses!mhuxl!ihnp4!fortune!rpw3 From: rpw3@fortune.UUCP Newsgroups: net.jokes Subject: Re: New OP Codes - (nf) Message-ID: <2511@fortune.UUCP> Date: Sat, 11-Feb-84 07:03:35 EST Article-I.D.: fortune.2511 Posted: Sat Feb 11 07:03:35 1984 Date-Received: Wed, 15-Feb-84 04:19:31 EST Sender: notes@fortune.UUCP Organization: Fortune Systems, Redwood City, CA Lines: 27 #R:azure:-253000:fortune:5400076:000:870 fortune!rpw3 Feb 11 02:28:00 1984 Your Op-code HCF (Halt and Catch Fire) reminded me of the true story of the computer company (that shall remain nameless, except most early UNIX hackers knew them) that made a big, fast (for the day, 1000 lpm) printer. Had only one problem -- no static eliminator. This was VERY annoying to operators, who had to keep unjamming it (and getting zapped from the paper catcher). In fact, many of these printers were use in ***'s own MIS department, where finally an operator got pissed off. He made a file with lots of... The space gave it something to print so the run-away detector didn't (detect, that is). He named this file "fire". When he said, .print fire ...it did. Rob Warnock UUCP: {sri-unix,amd70,hpda,harpo,ihnp4,allegra}!fortune!rpw3 DDD: (415)595-8444 USPS: Fortune Systems Corp, 101 Twin Dolphins Drive, Redwood City, CA 94065