Re: Cookie Monster

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From: mast... Steve Masticola
Date: Mon, 18 Dec 1989 14:24

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A friend of mine at U. Penn did this to the boot deck of the school's
Spectra 70/46. If the machine was seriously trashed enough to have to
be rebooted from cards, it would partially complete and then announce,
"I WANT A COOKIE". The boot would resume when the operator gave it "A
COOKIE."

Ah, them was the days of wooden chips and iron men...

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From: mast...@athos.rutgers.edu (Steve Masticola)
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Subject: Re: Cookie Monster
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Date: 18 Dec 89 14:24:49 GMT
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