Subj : Re: Big nostalgia hits
To   : Bob Worm
From : tenser
Date : Sat Nov 18 2023 07:05:13


On 16 Nov 2023 at 11:53a, Bob Worm pondered and said...
 
 BW> For some people it's the smell of waxed electronic components inside an
 BW> old radio. For me, seeing the VGA 80x25 font for the first time in years
 BW> almost crashed my brain from nostalgia overload. Even something as
 BW> simple as seeing the word "CLICK!" when disconnecting from a (telnet)
 BW> BBS sometimes sets me off.
 BW> 
 BW> Last night I heard the distinctive ding-ding-ding of a Quake grenade and
 BW> it triggered an immediate rush of excitement and fond memories, way out
 BW> of proportion to the stimulus.
 BW> 
 BW> So - how about you lot? What has unexpectedly slapped you in the face
 BW> with nostalgia over the years?

The 4.3BSD boot banner after the kernel loads on a VAX-11.

The sound of the floppy diskette on the original Macintosh.

Using VM/CMS on an IBM mainframe with x3270 and the 3179G
fonts and color scheme.  The "RUNNING" string in the lower
right corner.

The "Username:" prompt from VMS.

Logging into a Plan 9 terminal.

Reading C.

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