Post Azq3mBSZAzoaSUu4ga by TimWardCam@c.im
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(DIR) Post #Azq2a2iZkiADuw2Ruq by stux@mstdn.social
2025-11-02T14:54:44Z
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Why we call it booting :blobcatgiggle:
(DIR) Post #Azq2rW048SebenYD2G by Remittancegirl@mstdn.social
2025-11-02T14:57:53Z
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@stux It’s how we turned computers on in the 1990s too,
(DIR) Post #Azq2sZfRz9NbJyPg48 by schmitzel76@mstdn.social
2025-11-02T14:58:05Z
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@stux and often that was also the way we accidentally turned it off.
(DIR) Post #Azq3mBSZAzoaSUu4ga by TimWardCam@c.im
2025-11-02T15:08:06Z
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@stux I still do.
(DIR) Post #Azq566VhO7Aor0QnD6 by grumpydad@infosec.exchange
2025-11-02T15:22:55Z
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@stux Shouldn't it be called "footing" if you're barefoot though?
(DIR) Post #Azq6RAiX2dTjwA2lDE by lydiaconwell@todon.nl
2025-11-02T15:37:53Z
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@stux I still do that ... with all computers, smartphones ... any electrical device, in fact.
(DIR) Post #Azq6SBoOSQbJcaGpay by lexinova@mas.to
2025-11-02T15:38:06Z
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@stux Oh god some memory right here.Some asked my why my big tumb foot nail color was scratched ... never said why 😅
(DIR) Post #Azq6njpJBdA1CIyQVM by himbovoorhees@elekk.xyz
2025-11-02T15:41:56Z
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@stux literally tho
(DIR) Post #Azq9lwsjyZ42yHPvzE by da_667@infosec.exchange
2025-11-02T16:15:18Z
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@stux ah, yes. kickstart
(DIR) Post #AzqAG3KwXcMtg6xo0m by methuselah@toot.io
2025-11-02T16:20:40Z
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Meeh mine was lenovo and the power button was on top
(DIR) Post #AzqBTHiGVCI5z3kHtA by gevoel@mastodon.green
2025-11-02T16:34:20Z
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@stuxprecies zo.
(DIR) Post #AzqCxQAniB5Srf1jOK by jsnfra@mastodon.social
2025-11-02T16:50:58Z
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@stux imagine if they had tongues 🥴
(DIR) Post #AzqDlVZduEtY5rWuh6 by GeoWend@kosmos.social
2025-11-02T16:59:54Z
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@stux extra points if you did some typing or media insertion with your toes. (CD Reputation gets a whole ‘ other meaning….)
(DIR) Post #AzqFqfj5mqfQw9XXDE by mattesilver@101010.pl
2025-11-02T17:23:23Z
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@stux the real story behind word booting is somewhat more twisted
(DIR) Post #AzqKQDIhLlHb1AOgmu by chuckfinley@mastodon.social
2025-11-02T18:14:36Z
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@stux and in 3-7 minutes after it deigned to turn on, we waited another seven minutes for the modem to connect to the internet and we were happy if we downloaded a song in less than 2 hours 😂
(DIR) Post #AzqKhCzfkCKezNbNSq by ingonymous@mastodon.social
2025-11-02T18:17:39Z
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@stux That's why the Amiga needed a "kickstart" 😁
(DIR) Post #AzqKpmT7jUOxKUStai by mls14@social.vivaldi.net
2025-11-02T18:19:10Z
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@stux In the 80s we turned them on with a reach-around…
(DIR) Post #AzqLMEV92lVtXOsv4q by niallor@mastodon.ie
2025-11-02T18:25:07Z
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@stux I remember when it used to be called IPL
(DIR) Post #AzqMG8dq17u5a3bnpQ by laslojott@mas.to
2025-11-02T18:35:13Z
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@stux I still do that…
(DIR) Post #AzqQthkLpZnFZEmFlY by TheMNWolf@furry.engineer
2025-11-02T19:27:11Z
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@stux I had a full tower. I had to stand up to reach the power switch.
(DIR) Post #AzqTkXk5xMCnnQyrYG by catscatscats@mastodon.social
2025-11-02T19:59:08Z
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@stux Can confirm
(DIR) Post #AzqUXsPHuoAM4jlwJc by nerdette@nerdculture.de
2025-11-02T20:08:03Z
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@stux still do, why?
(DIR) Post #AzqVRHFTFwKX30b6PY by toxomat@social.tchncs.de
2025-11-02T20:18:04Z
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@stuxAnd, god, were they turned on!
(DIR) Post #AzqWGvTLSs06ZHiOaO by bwallner@mastodon.social
2025-11-02T20:27:23Z
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@stux A power switch lever for the power supply often at the back, the start/reset button at the front combined with a turbo-button to get the full 66 MHz. Do not miss it.
(DIR) Post #AzqcYKkTLC35boPTfc by tunda@layer8.space
2025-11-02T21:37:46Z
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@stux Actually, I accidentally turned it off while playing.
(DIR) Post #Azqfc0WwkkodvMWjHk by greenWhale@dice.camp
2025-11-02T22:12:03Z
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@stux I still do! 🐳
(DIR) Post #AzqkhW4zNhqmzTtcau by brokken@pawb.fun
2025-11-02T23:09:04Z
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@stux Hm... Toe print scanners, huh?
(DIR) Post #Azqmiexq29OOkBDyAS by iams@mastodon.social
2025-11-02T23:31:42Z
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@stux I can still power my system on like that -- a gentle toe-poke -- and if I'm mad enough I can power it off like that too -- although at that point the button location is irrelevent and the fulsomeness of whole foot is deployed.
(DIR) Post #AzrxSi4A1gXkNvjqvQ by StroomAfwaarts@todon.nl
2025-11-03T13:06:46Z
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@stux they had a speed indicator light, that could be manipulated. My machine's speed was always "666" 🤭
(DIR) Post #AzvPMj6gcl9c49jda4 by nakieken@mastodon.social
2025-11-05T05:03:32Z
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@stux Ahm ... still the same way my computer works 🫣
(DIR) Post #B05bYArRH6Cg6t0MQi by henrikskane@mastodon.social
2025-11-08T07:27:41Z
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@stux The Real Reason is far more interesting.