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minus-squareThelsim@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up8·4 months agoI remember our family computer having an actual switch instead of a button. Still did the toe thing though, down for on and up for off.
minus-squarefloquant@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up14·4 months agoAh, the “it is now safe to turn off your computer” days
minus-squarebandwidthcrisis@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·4 months agoI wish that they’d had a startup screen that said “it’s now dangerous to turn off your computer”.
minus-squareThelsim@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up2·4 months agoOh and having to type PARK Before doing turning it off :)
I remember our family computer having an actual switch instead of a button.
Still did the toe thing though, down for on and up for off.
Ah, the “it is now safe to turn off your computer” days
I wish that they’d had a startup screen that said “it’s now dangerous to turn off your computer”.
SAFETY NOT GUARANTEED
Oh and having to type
PARKBefore doing turning it off :)