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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
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Posted: Sat Feb 11 07:03:35 1984
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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

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