OT Re: Pair of HP 1000 E-Series minicomputers on eBay

[Tor Arntsen]

On 30 January 2015 at 23:43, js at cimmeri.com <js at cimmeri.com> wrote:
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> On 1/30/2015 5:35 PM, Jules Richardson wrote:
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>>> And "whilst" I'm at it, why do some insist on using "blinkenlights" in re
>>> CPU front panels instead of correct English -- blinking lights?
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>> Because it's mildly amusing.
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> Maybe the first time it was...  :)

It's not only that. It's because 'blinking lights' is generic, it
could mean anything. But 'blinkenlights'..  you'll *know* what it
means.