BFG 9000
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In a meeting today Dave was demonstrating something on his iPad and when he went to fire up the browser, this[^] was on the screen. Without giving too much away regarding our plans for the future of CodeProject vis a vis World Domination, we were thinking that there are probably developers who have never heard of a BFG 9000, let alone what it stands for (official and non-official) Any other terms from computing history that you miss?
cheers, Chris Maunder The Code Project | Co-founder Microsoft C++ MVP
"If you think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur." Red Adair. nils illegitimus carborundum me, me, me
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Chris Maunder wrote:
Any other terms from computing history that you miss?
Solder 16550 UART Serial cable Parallel cable Cross over cable Serial Multiplexer Frogger a:\> I'm also glad that API function names ending in 'Ex' are now a distant memory for me.
modified on Thursday, June 2, 2011 2:09 AM
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I have fond memories of directly accessing the uPD765A[^] Floppy Disk Controller, and designing systems with lots of Signetics SN25120[^] Write Only Memory (WOM). When CRTs were invented, the WOM was an obvious choice to replace the bit bucket under the paper tape punch on my ASR-33[^] Teletype machine.
Will Rogers never met me.
I'm so glad the SN25120 was replaced by devices with better heat dissipation: I managed to sell my last few cooling fans to these guys[^]
Real men don't use instructions. They are only the manufacturers opinion on how to put the thing together. Manfred R. Bihy: "Looks as if OP is learning resistant."
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I'm ashamed to admit that the first time I saw the BFG 9000 was after using cheat codes :-O Which brings me to my historically relevant computing terms: IDDQD <- god mode IDKFA <- all weapons All this time and I still remember :) I sometimes wish it was as easy in real life...
IDDTD now, where's that secret...?
Real men don't use instructions. They are only the manufacturers opinion on how to put the thing together. Manfred R. Bihy: "Looks as if OP is learning resistant."
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I have fond memories of directly accessing the uPD765A[^] Floppy Disk Controller, and designing systems with lots of Signetics SN25120[^] Write Only Memory (WOM). When CRTs were invented, the WOM was an obvious choice to replace the bit bucket under the paper tape punch on my ASR-33[^] Teletype machine.
Will Rogers never met me.
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"If you think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur." Red Adair. nils illegitimus carborundum me, me, me
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In a meeting today Dave was demonstrating something on his iPad and when he went to fire up the browser, this[^] was on the screen. Without giving too much away regarding our plans for the future of CodeProject vis a vis World Domination, we were thinking that there are probably developers who have never heard of a BFG 9000, let alone what it stands for (official and non-official) Any other terms from computing history that you miss?
cheers, Chris Maunder The Code Project | Co-founder Microsoft C++ MVP
PC XT PC AT 286 386 486 DEC 10 Far Pointer Thunking
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In a meeting today Dave was demonstrating something on his iPad and when he went to fire up the browser, this[^] was on the screen. Without giving too much away regarding our plans for the future of CodeProject vis a vis World Domination, we were thinking that there are probably developers who have never heard of a BFG 9000, let alone what it stands for (official and non-official) Any other terms from computing history that you miss?
cheers, Chris Maunder The Code Project | Co-founder Microsoft C++ MVP
The "Any" Key, as in Press Any Key to Continue...
".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
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Mate- I've played it on every platform from mainframes to iPhone!
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In a meeting today Dave was demonstrating something on his iPad and when he went to fire up the browser, this[^] was on the screen. Without giving too much away regarding our plans for the future of CodeProject vis a vis World Domination, we were thinking that there are probably developers who have never heard of a BFG 9000, let alone what it stands for (official and non-official) Any other terms from computing history that you miss?
cheers, Chris Maunder The Code Project | Co-founder Microsoft C++ MVP
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I'm ashamed to admit that the first time I saw the BFG 9000 was after using cheat codes :-O Which brings me to my historically relevant computing terms: IDDQD <- god mode IDKFA <- all weapons All this time and I still remember :) I sometimes wish it was as easy in real life...
