19 Dec
2000
19 Dec
'00
8:09 p.m.
On Tue, 19 Dec 2000, John Foust wrote:
Probably right after they stop adding gratuitous
sounds and
inaccurate functions to computers: dot-matrix printer sounds,
beeps and boops that would drive you nuts if the damn machine
actually made that sound all the time, slow-motion text display,
fonts larger than your mouse, etc.
I especially like how a lot of computers in movies sound like the terrible
Atari 2600 version of PacMan.
Sellam Ismail Vintage Computer Festival
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