The Elderberries by Corey Pandolph and Phil Frank and Joe Troise for January 03, 2023
January 02, 2023
January 04, 2023
Transcript:
Nurse Ludmilla: Why squinty, angry eyes, Mr. Dusty? Dusty: Mah computer screen keeps flickerin' on and off. Ah can't figure out what's wrong with the dang thang! Noise: WHUMP! Dusty: Fixed! Ah can't believe that worked! Nurse Ludmilla: After Trotsky, Fonzarelli is top hero.
derdave969 almost 2 years ago
Ah, the days of socketed memory. Lift the processor about 3" then drop it and voila the chips reseat.
pathfinder almost 2 years ago
If you can believe it, back in the ‘70s, I was working for Radio Shack. When my store computer, (a Tandy 1000 model) wouldn’t boot up. I called tech support in Texas and their first (FIRST) advice was to give the desktop box a “medium thump” on the right front corner. Turns out that’s where the (5MEGabyte) drive was located. Durn thing booted right up.
Richard Howland-Bolton Premium Member almost 2 years ago
I’ve done the same thing too. Nazareth College in the late eighties with an early model Mac. Colleague’s machine wouldn’t boot (after several tries) when I entered the room. I did my best (extremely bad) Southern Baptist impression “You shall work again!” and flicked it on its “forehead”.And it did. Surprised the Hell out of both of us.
Calvin Nelson Nelson Premium Member almost 2 years ago
Aaaaaaaaaaaaay
CoffeeBob Premium Member almost 2 years ago
Back in the previous century we called that “percussive maintenance”, and it worked quite well to reset chips, boards and other such things. Much to the horror of the user.