Re: Stupid programming errors

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From: rwe... RANDY S WELCH
Date: Tue, 11 Sep 1990 05:37

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In article <3061.2...@cc.helsinki.fi> mnyk...@cc.helsinki.fi writes:

   > If memory serves me right, the old Commodore PET machines could be
   > physically damaged (ie smoke) by poking the wrong value into the wrong
   > memory location. Good design...
   The original PC could control the voltage going to the monitor, I've
   heard, with similar results..

Some of the HP-9000/200 Series machines would supposedly smoke the monitor
if you set a display register incorrectly... ( What if... )

-randy

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Subject: Re: Stupid programming errors
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