/
Blink' *n-li:tz/ Front-panel diagnostic lights on a computer, especially a
dinosaur. Derives from the last word of the famous
Blackletter-Gothic sign in mangled pseudo-German that once graced a
Bout half the computer rooms in the English-speaking world. One version ran in its entirety as follows: ACHTUNG! ALLES LOOKENSPEEPERS! Das computermachine ist nicht fuer gefingerpoken und mittengra
BBen. Ist easy schnappen der springenwerk,
Blowenfusen und poppencorken mit spitzensparken. Ist nicht fuer gewerken
Bei das dumpkopfen. Das ru
BBernecken sichtseeren keepen das cotten-pickenen hans in das pockets muss relaxen und watchen das
Blinkenlichten. This silliness dates
Back at least as far as 1959 at Stanford University and had already gone international
By the early 1960s, when it was reported at London University' s ATLAS computing site. There are several variants of it in circulation, some of which actually do end with the word "
Blinkenlights". In an amusing example of turna
Bout-is-fair-play, German hackers have developed their own versions of the
Blinkenlights poster in fractured English, one of which is reproduced here: ATTENTION This room is fullfilled mit special electronische equippment. Fingergra
BBing and pressing the cnoeppkes from the computers is allowed for die experts only! So all the "lefthanders" stay away and do not distur
Ben the
Brainstorming von here working intelligencies. Otherwise you will
Be out thrown and kicked anderswhere! Also: please keep still and only watchen astaunished the
Blinkenlights. See also
geef. [
Jargon File]
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