dantheclamman@lemmy.worldM to Wikipedia@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agoBlinkenlights (blinky status lights on old computers)en.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square4fedilinkarrow-up153arrow-down11cross-posted to: [email protected]
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minus-squarekersploosh@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·3 days agoI know a guy who worked at Cray in the 90’s. He said they would sometimes add meaningless blinkenlights to machines just to make particular customers happy. The blinking lights must mean the big, expensive machine is working hard, right?
I know a guy who worked at Cray in the 90’s. He said they would sometimes add meaningless blinkenlights to machines just to make particular customers happy. The blinking lights must mean the big, expensive machine is working hard, right?