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From: rogerh@megaron.UUCP
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Subject: Re: Computer Horror Stories [Funny]
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Date: Fri, 7-Mar-86 22:03:34 EST
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Posted: Fri Mar  7 22:03:34 1986
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Reply-To: rogerh@arizona.UUCP (Roger Hayes)
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Organization: Dept of CS, U of Arizona, Tucson
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The Tektronix 4051 (one of the first desk-top computers) had a
microprocessor (6800 I think) deep inside it.  Although the machine's
native language was Basic, there were (undocumented) hooks to download
and run machine code.  The machine also had a synthesized bell.  The
result, of course, was that 4051 was one of the favorite musical
instruments in some parts of Tek.

Anybody remember how to walk an IBM 1130's disk drives?  I recall
stories that the right program would start them marching across the
room.
	

			Roger Hayes