C503719@umcvmb.missouri.edu (Baird McIntosh) (09/01/89)
I suppose the person who knows the most about this is Dave Haynie since it
is his name on the machine schematics. In Appendix F of my A2000 manual,
there are schematics for the machine. On each page, in the lower right
corner of the schematic, there is a short message/inspiring quote. As
examples, here are some of the messages:
- on page F-4, which is a schematic for Paula and the left/right audio,
the message reads: "I'm pickin up good vibrations..."
- on page F-9, which is a schematic for the IBM expansion buses, the
message reads: "I wait in this place, where the sun never shines."
- on page F-11, which is a schematic for GARY and FANG (aka Fat Agnus),
the message reads: "Deep down inside, I've got a Rock-n-Roll heart."
There are several more (including a line from a Talking Heads song). I can
see the connection with most of the messages and the schematic that they are
on, but maybe there is some hidden meaning to them that I am missing.
Well, if anyone (especially Dave) has anything to add to this, please do
so. (or has this been discussed?)
# Baird McIntosh (this space available for advertisement or witty quote.) #
# INTERNET- c503719@umcvmb.missouri.edu BITNET- c503719@umcvmb.bitnet #rap@peck.ardent.com (Rob Peck) (09/05/89)
In article <22981@louie.udel.EDU> C503719@umcvmb.missouri.edu (Baird McIntosh) writes: >there are schematics for the machine. On each page, in the lower right >corner of the schematic, there is a short message/inspiring quote. As >examples, here are some of the messages: ... My favorite occurence of inspirational messages I found once on an XRay machine schematic... just under the standard notes of 1) all resistors specified in Ohms, 2) all capacitors specified in MicroFarads, 3) all tolerances +/- 10% unless specified otherwise, was the note, most likely placed there to see if the schematic checker was really looking (perhaps not, because WE got to see it): Note 4) It is a known fact that dogs run faster in Finland. That's because the trees there are so far apart. Rob Peck