Compu-Promo
Pictures of old computers + Lileks = projectile liquid incident
It’s the Univac II. Says the 1969 headline: “Modern computers are replacing the Univac II – but they don’t have character.” In what sense, exactly? Have the new compters been caught stealing from the office coffee fund?Here’s the rather confusing story, appended to the back of the photo:
“When someone says there are ‘several lethal doses’ of electricity flowing through the wires, Univac II commands even more respect.â€
How many doses do you need? Even the most sociopathic programmer doesn’t want to kill everyone in the IT department. Just that fargin’ icehole manager who wants him to reprogram the machine so it talks like the one in “The Forbin Project.”
