Compaq - test-drb@ccmp.vtda.org

23 Jul 1998

Reminds me of a trick Penn Jillette (of the magician duo Penn & Teller)
thought somebody (somebody other than *him*) should try on their laptops
next time they pass through an airport:

AUTOEXEC.BAT
echo ARMING....
echo ARMED
echo 10
echo 9
echo 8...

(Note:  This may well be  a federal crime, and I don't recommend it.  It's
also a bad idea to call and wave to friends in airports ("Hi, Jack!") and
to disparage the in-flight movie ("'My Best Friend's Wedding?'   What a
bomb!").

-- Bill

Sam Ismail &lt;dastar(a)ncal.verio.com&gt; on 07/22/98 08:20:58 PM

Please respond to classiccmp(a)u.washington.edu

To:   "Discussion re-collecting of classic computers"
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cc:    (bcc: Bill Sheehan/Corporate/SWEC)
Subject:  Re: Compaq

On Wed, 22 Jul 1998, Tony Duell wrote:

...
  As I mentioned once before, I once carried a VR201, by
its handle, on a
 train. Now, in that orientation, it looks a little like a bomb or land
 mine, so I stuck a little label on each side with 'Danger Implosives' on
 it, in red pen. Got some _very_ odd looks :-). 
Haha.  That's a ballsy act.  I wonder what would happen to you if you
tried that today.

Ok, now grow your beard out a little and try it in Arab head-dress.

Sam                                        Alternate e-mail:
dastar(a)siconic.com
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