In other words, Don't touch!

joost · #1 March 19th, 2001, 08:21 PM

http://nbicomputers.com/Blinkenlights.htm

Steven.Bentley · #2 March 19th, 2001, 09:14 PM

Well I've run that through babelfish and it's probably funnier than the translation was meant to be

Quote:

NOTE! EVERYTHING LOOKENSPEEPERS! * the computermachine is not for gefingerpoken and in the middle grabben.* is easy snatches that branches factory, *blowenfusen and does not poppencorken with spitzensparken.* is for trades with dumpkopfen.* rubbernecken and sichtseeren keepen the that cotten pickenen Hans in pockets must; relaxen and watchen that flash-light.

**Buzz** · #3 March 19th, 2001, 09:55 PM

Maybe it looks different on a PC or something. . . . . ?????

Junky · #4 March 19th, 2001, 10:02 PM

Clear as mud.

Herb · #5 March 19th, 2001, 10:11 PM

Even better http://www.monochrome.com/hogorok/

**Buzz** · #6 March 19th, 2001, 10:55 PM

In the words or the immortal Homer Simpson. . . .

"mmmmmm. . . . . . beer. . . "

modmidget · #7 March 21st, 2001, 01:08 AM

Joost, I haven't seen that sign in years.

Back in the 1970s I was the D.P. Manager for a local hospital. We had a mini-mainframe with several dumb terminals attached to it. One afternoon the hospitals' Physical Therapist (and director of the safety committee) walked in to my offices, pulled the main power plug out of the wall, and quickly plugged it back in. He burned out several printed ciruit boards in the CPU (the fuses didn't work) and took us down for several days. He nearly lost his job over that stupid move and brought us a framed copy of your sign to hang on the wall. The sign was lost somewhere in the past years and I had forgotten all about it until now.

Thanks for the reminder of days past.

Oh yeah, he never ever did another safety inspection in Data Processing after that.

[ 20 March 2001: Message edited by: modmidget ]

nbicomputers · #8 June 15th, 2005, 08:46 PM

Hello did any body know there is a history behind that classic sign?
wWe wellcome all to vist http://www.nbicomputers.com and click on the link to the blinkenLight sigh on the left of the page to read the short history.
Also when you have time to wast take a look at http://www.obsoletecomputermuseum.org/