From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on inbox.vuxu.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.0 required=5.0 tests=DKIM_SIGNED,DKIM_VALID, HTML_MESSAGE,MAILING_LIST_MULTI,T_SCC_BODY_TEXT_LINE autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 Received: (qmail 28718 invoked from network); 9 Apr 2022 10:54:27 -0000 Received: from minnie.tuhs.org (45.79.103.53) by inbox.vuxu.org with ESMTPUTF8; 9 Apr 2022 10:54:27 -0000 Received: by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix, from userid 112) id 7FCC29D70B; Sat, 9 Apr 2022 20:54:25 +1000 (AEST) Received: from minnie.tuhs.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0E6919D680; Sat, 9 Apr 2022 20:51:47 +1000 (AEST) Authentication-Results: minnie.tuhs.org; dkim=pass (2048-bit key; unprotected) header.d=algebras-org.20210112.gappssmtp.com header.i=@algebras-org.20210112.gappssmtp.com header.b="qxcqJj6R"; dkim-atps=neutral Received: by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix, from userid 112) id 71D059D680; Sat, 9 Apr 2022 20:51:45 +1000 (AEST) Received: from mail-lf1-f43.google.com (mail-lf1-f43.google.com [209.85.167.43]) by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id E7DEE9D665 for ; Sat, 9 Apr 2022 20:51:43 +1000 (AEST) Received: by mail-lf1-f43.google.com with SMTP id h14so13778833lfl.2 for ; Sat, 09 Apr 2022 03:51:43 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=algebras-org.20210112.gappssmtp.com; s=20210112; h=mime-version:references:in-reply-to:from:date:message-id:subject:to :cc; bh=5PryWy41/q8bZ3Ghv1qk//8cvbKyN8LO7KAIoyyM6f0=; b=qxcqJj6RTw3sbDn8RoX6T1SfofUQczPXN5KkTq3hTHPgdmoQkdgkwNXDEQi5bdKyqZ jauBLmT75g/WWWUlPCKip1B+6n2KzzqGXqhjjhCAg9gg1ydz/jgeDBV5C+LmsSegqeSG 6oS/SV+c8KebH1NqXzNDm87IQbdJxUKsoenzcU1XBxsUYYly2MQ4Ga3/XjJy16SErP07 BBgZRXmUrXTTLPm3EXAjXjt95D1OBC1VxQdYtVmBCk18yZJlkeDgoAbLQnava561xDAV cXkMo46IlS63F+kL0q+/pUBoaCJSEaj8EuFxV1/jhAdER+e8GbOC1MCUoD5xYg9oV2Dj lTmQ== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20210112; h=x-gm-message-state:mime-version:references:in-reply-to:from:date :message-id:subject:to:cc; bh=5PryWy41/q8bZ3Ghv1qk//8cvbKyN8LO7KAIoyyM6f0=; b=sphuojmp9L7DT5Ge3MokDzYowT6O3yeEwVEBSUZqDmFp3j2zmlbWqY7yo1LMPSPagC uDqhUtkmsRh74nC1eA2USKk2eCtDyb6n3s4NFPc53JuaZWRndst4bIp2JfG+EUlGmRlR H9PtdREZXJmXhvZD1Qf3seok6FPxFAqlsCHKUEDCyJxekHow5HSsJmSYP7C+sHWnf6gV 63+l+CTzLobSDFFCsYwCQHtJaPip3/JqYdkZygl5GafVzqmUxxbkfH59zvqChneH7WPd wD4T/1NNEDCyFGtTKpQCtLwFXPS+OQNUAEc4yRHW4NyVjiwqBQP/dYUhNgiphjNA4jEL 2NXQ== X-Gm-Message-State: AOAM530/rRo0iSq8SVOQzhRub7Dka4ezB+kjhgfdLWg7ejxWK+oeZ4og 4HRHlhUc37aUeGvxT1Tfkt2f89kET/JeTknfD/3mrw== X-Google-Smtp-Source: ABdhPJzuBHbRIV+1iah0tyQjxubDt2S8OXEx66MBjwMMRCAsVcMCETWjm7jJzTm9w3ouixiZGdwDmT2yYnqxCH/r1v0= X-Received: by 2002:a05:6512:2214:b0:44a:348a:d72 with SMTP id h20-20020a056512221400b0044a348a0d72mr15503677lfu.416.1649501495088; Sat, 09 Apr 2022 03:51:35 -0700 (PDT) MIME-Version: 1.0 References: <3ECF77E9-232D-468E-9F85-2CA8026505C5@humeweb.com> <20220409104613.15F8321EE0@orac.inputplus.co.uk> In-Reply-To: <20220409104613.15F8321EE0@orac.inputplus.co.uk> From: George Michaelson Date: Sat, 9 Apr 2022 20:51:24 +1000 Message-ID: To: Ralph Corderoy Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="000000000000abe95e05dc367e57" Subject: Re: [TUHS] Sad News - we last two wonderful people in the past few weeks. X-BeenThere: tuhs@minnie.tuhs.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.26 Precedence: list List-Id: The Unix Heritage Society mailing list List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Cc: The Eunuchs Hysterical Society Errors-To: tuhs-bounces@minnie.tuhs.org Sender: "TUHS" --000000000000abe95e05dc367e57 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" There was a hack to stop the game and reload fuel and go 4000 to continue. Maybe people who did not expect the front console to be used so heavily broke the funky rocker switches. G On Sat, 9 Apr 2022, 8:46 pm Ralph Corderoy, wrote: > Hi, > > Dave Horsfall wrote: > > Eventually DEC Field Circus stopped replacing GT-40 switch registers > > if they'd suspected that they were used for playing it :-) > > Andrew Hume wrote: > > i do remember the DEC engineers being bothered about replacing the > > registers. > > There's nothing at > > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lunar_Lander_(video_game_genre)#Lunar_Lander_(1973) > about the switch registers being worn by playing Burness's Moonlander. > What's the connection? > > There are a couple of links from that section to interesting pages with > quotes from Burness, > https://www.acriticalhit.com/moonlander-one-giant-leap-for-game-design > https://www.technologizer.com/2009/07/19/lunar-lander/ > which include a photo that's captioned as Burness and Moonlander from > circa '74: > > https://www.acriticalhit.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/unnamed-LG-2.png > > -- > Cheers, Ralph. > --000000000000abe95e05dc367e57 Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
There was a hack to stop the game and reload fuel and go = 4000 to continue. Maybe people who did not expect the front console to be u= sed so heavily broke the funky rocker switches.

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On Sat, 9 Apr 2022, 8:46 pm Ralph Corderoy, <ralph@inputplus.co.uk> wrote:=
Hi,

Dave Horsfall wrote:
> Eventually DEC Field Circus stopped replacing GT-40 switch registers > if they'd suspected that they were used for playing it :-)

Andrew Hume wrote:
> i do remember the DEC engineers being bothered about replacing the
> registers.

There's nothing at
https://= en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lunar_Lander_(video_game_genre)#Lunar_Lander_(1973)
about the switch registers being worn by playing Burness's Moonlander.<= br> What's the connection?

There are a couple of links from that section to interesting pages with
quotes from Burness,
=C2=A0 =C2=A0 https= ://www.acriticalhit.com/moonlander-one-giant-leap-for-game-design
=C2=A0 =C2=A0 https://www.technolog= izer.com/2009/07/19/lunar-lander/
which include a photo that's captioned as Burness and Moonlander from circa '74:
=C2=A0 =C2=A0 htt= ps://www.acriticalhit.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/unnamed-LG-2.png
--
Cheers, Ralph.
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