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Apparently a page from an internal IBM training manual. Some further attempts at source it

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[–] Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 55 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Reminds me of Woz’s old saying “Never trust a computer you can’t throw out a window.”

[–] someguy3@lemmy.world 26 points 1 day ago (1 children)

That became easier with phones huh.

[–] lauha@lemmy.world 14 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Yes, really easy to throw cloud out the window

[–] msage@programming.dev 3 points 21 hours ago

With clouds it's easy, they are already outside the windows.

I don't know, the smallest computer I have in operation is the sketchiest one.