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[–] [email protected] 226 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (66 children)

Haha I remember the days of downloading random EXEs off the internet and running them to see what they do (also the days of CD-rom drives).

My auntie somehow managed to get a virus that played Für Elise through the motherboard speaker and never stopped so long as the thing was on. I don't think they ever solved it, in the end they just got a new PC.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 5 months ago (14 children)
[–] [email protected] 31 points 5 months ago (5 children)

Back in my day, that used to be the only way a computer could produce sound. Later on you could purchase a specialized sound card that would take up a slot in your motherboard.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I thought I was the cool kid when I got my SoundBlaster 16!

[–] [email protected] 9 points 5 months ago

The anticipation as you figure out a new IRQ and DMA configuration so you could play with your new toy

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