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== [[Real Life]] == |
== [[Real Life]] == |
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* The very earliest [[Personal Computer]]s, including the groundbreaking [[w:Altair 8800|Altair 8800]], had no keyboard or monitor (or any way of connecting either). Programs were entered in raw binary via switches on the computer's front panel -- and their output was returned via a row of blinkenlights, also on the front panel. |
* The very earliest [[Personal Computer]]s, including the groundbreaking [[w:Altair 8800|Altair 8800]], had no keyboard or monitor (or any way of connecting either). Programs were entered in raw binary via switches on the computer's front panel -- and their output was returned via a row of blinkenlights, also on the front panel. |
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* Those annoying flashing blue lights on Netgear routers. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x706yCCTyO0&feature=related You know what they are]. |
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