DocAndersen
Many years ago in Cincinnati Ohio, I worked on a helpdesk. We were there long after the computer store was closed. So we would change the start-up sounds for the computers that were left on.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=43QHhEfzz-Q
yes, that one was our favorite!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1LyqPdZjQTY
This clip from SNL is funny but also sad. Chris Farley and Phil Hartman were both taken from us too early!
I was working on a helpdesk when Apple Announced the new Qudra Line of Macintosh computers. I ended up getting a great deal on a Quadra 700. More power, more memory, and a smaller footprint than the Apple Macintosh IIC i had on my desk.
i actually started running a BBS with the Quadra hosting a FirstClass BBS system. The system was mostly so that I could connect the Dead Teachers Society listserve (DTS00L) with the Bitnet system. Bitnet was a collection of forums and discussion boards.
The DTS or Dead teacher’s society was started by me. It was focused on helping teachers deal with the frustrations of teaching. Even though I wasn’t in the classroom the society was still going strong.
Anyone can join the Just for Fun challenge – just use the title Just for fun and share some things that make you happy!!!
This work is Copyright DocAndersen. Any resemblance to people real or fictional in this piece is accidental (unless explicitly mentioned by name.)
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Question of
Do you remember the movie the Dead Poet’s Society?
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Yes
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No
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Question of
Would you join the Dead Teacher’s Society?
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Yes
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No
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Question of
Did you ever have a funny startup sound for your computer?
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Yes
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No
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Q: DO YOU REMEMBER THE MOVIE THE DEAD POET’S SOCIETY?
Yes (4 votes) – 100%
Q: WOULD YOU JOIN THE DEAD TEACHER’S SOCIETY?
Yes (3 votes) – 100%
Q: DID YOU EVER HAVE A FUNNY STARTUP SOUND FOR YOUR COMPUTER?
Yes (3 votes) – 75%
No (1 votes) – 25%
I never ever had a macOS pc, I am using windows Os.
i have done both over the years. They are both interesting.
I guess we didn’t have these computers in our country. Computers came to our country very late.
I think i am in around 1992 with this computer so a long time ago, it probably was US only
Chris Farley was hilarious. Changing the computer sounds is so funny. 🙂
it was a blast, we were told after about a month to cease and desist so we did all the computers in the lab
I told you a book, or several books are in order for you to write. You have the material.
i’ve got the years of blogs already in PDF, maybe I will publish them someday!
Maybe you should publish soon.
i may, there are so many things yet to do to clean them up!
hmm, great doc, Nice post Really good,,
thanks, i am you liked it
“I’m trying to think but nothing happens” – I can relate to this.
Me too Ellie. This happened a lot lately.
there is a lot of things moving now, hard to remember why we started
so can I far too often, nothing happens!
I was trying to think of something interesting to say but nothing happened.
you could have been one of the stooges that was perfect@
I remember the title of this movie well and I probably watched it ….. but I don’t remember the content of the movie at the moment
i love the three stooges, they were always fun! thanks for stopping by!!!