Newbie's got a dead 386

From: Computer Room Internet Cafe <netcafe_at_pirie.mtx.net.au>
Date: Mon Nov 16 18:54:18 1998

-----Original Message-----
From: Russ Blakeman <rhblake_at_bigfoot.com>
To: Discussion re-collecting of classic computers
<classiccmp_at_u.washington.edu>
Date: Tuesday, 17 November 1998 9:05
Subject: Re: Newbie's got a dead 386


>I used it all the time in the AF, when we had a bad unit we'd mark it FNG,
>otherwise known as F***ing No Good.

Minor locational variations, in Oz it tends to be NFG (No F***ing Good) or
NBG (No Bloody Good) or just FUBAR (F***ed Up.......
a) Beyond Any Repair
b) Beyond All Recognition
c) By A Recruit
d) By A Repairman
e) By ARmy (of RAAF comms gear that was returned u/s after
                        being reluctantly "loaned" to the Army)

and numerous other variations......:^)
or just plain STUFFED. (not an acronym, AFAIK):^)


>> CNTL-ALT-ESC and CNTL-ALT-F10 are two popular non-DEL bits. You can't
>> do those at power-up. Boot from a floppy and start whacking keys at the
>> DOS prompt.

Have noted CTRL-ALT-S on some machines.

Cheers
Geoff
Computer Room Internet Cafe
Port Pirie
South Australia.
netcafe_at_pirie.mtx.net.au
Received on Mon Nov 16 1998 - 18:54:18 GMT