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499. The Floor With No Name.

POSTED BY: mai
UPDATED: Thursday, September 18, 2008 19:31
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Thursday, September 11, 2008 12:39 AM

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Originally posted by Karel:
There is a whole lot of extramarital poking going on.



We could do some PEEKing. That's an assembler joke. Guys who worked for IBM in the sixties are all ROFLTAO.

David

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Thursday, September 11, 2008 1:10 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by daveshayne:
We could do some PEEKing. That's an assembler joke. Guys who worked for IBM in the sixties are all ROFLTAO.

Or, as those of us who played with a Data General Nova 2, it is good to peek when poken to, just in case.


"Whatever is wrong with you is so right for me." -- Marillion.

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Thursday, September 11, 2008 1:19 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Karel:
it is good to peek when poken to



Tee hee

David

'Geeks can't admit that anything worthwhile was invented before 1981. Soon, "making cocoa" will be called "milk hacking."' - Lore Sjoberg

http://xkcd.com/386/

"Don't worry. Captain Hammer will save us." - Penny.

I has myspace - http://www.myspace.com/daveshayneforpresident

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Thursday, September 11, 2008 1:25 AM

I'm not a guy who worked for IBM in the sixties, so I'm clueless. Could someone maybe explain to me, or....?

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Thursday, September 11, 2008 1:46 AM

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Originally posted by Aiko:
I'm not a guy who worked for IBM in the sixties, so I'm clueless. Could someone maybe explain to me, or....?



http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PEEK_and_POKE but actually it looks like I'm mistaken about the assemblerness of the statements. It's still ancient computer stuff but BASIC not assembler.

David

'Geeks can't admit that anything worthwhile was invented before 1981. Soon, "making cocoa" will be called "milk hacking."' - Lore Sjoberg

http://xkcd.com/386/

"Don't worry. Captain Hammer will save us." - Penny.

I has myspace - http://www.myspace.com/daveshayneforpresident

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MSB
Thursday, September 11, 2008 5:51 PM

Ok laughing some ...

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Thursday, September 11, 2008 7:44 PM

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Originally posted by MSB:
Ok laughing some ...



Laughing some here
Laughing some there
Laughing to no one
While drinking a beer



David

'Geeks can't admit that anything worthwhile was invented before 1981. Soon, "making cocoa" will be called "milk hacking."' - Lore Sjoberg

http://xkcd.com/386/

"Don't worry. Captain Hammer will save us." - Penny.

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Thursday, September 11, 2008 9:03 PM

Good poetry!

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Thursday, September 11, 2008 10:07 PM

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Originally posted by Aiko:
Good poetry!



Eh, passable doggerel at best but thank you for thinking kindly on it.

David

'Geeks can't admit that anything worthwhile was invented before 1981. Soon, "making cocoa" will be called "milk hacking."' - Lore Sjoberg

http://xkcd.com/386/

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Thursday, September 11, 2008 10:13 PM

yes, i've notice the poetry quota has gone up while i was away - any more for any more?

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