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From: brian@ucsd.Edu (Brian Kantor)
Newsgroups: alt.folklore.computers
Subject: Re: Lights on Burroughs machines
Message-ID: <11108@ucsd.Edu>
Date: 17 Jan 90 21:07:07 GMT
References: <1990Jan15.173434.5792@virtech.uucp> <729@ncs.dnd.ca> <448@taniwha.UUCP>
Reply-To: brian@ucsd.edu (Brian Kantor)
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Not only was system file security enforced by subroutine JEDGARHOOVER,
but the procedure that split off new tasks ("forks") was called
MOTHERFORKER until some administrative type happened to see a listing
and complained; it was rechristened ROSEACACIA as that was much
sweeter smelling.

BTW, we still have our 7800 in the next room, with a bunch of PDP-11/04s
and 11/23s as terminal multiplexers.  None of them spell anything
interesting in the lights anymore.  Perhaps they're just never idle.
	- Brian