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Originally posted by NoNameBrand
reply to post by miniatus
Have a quick look at the top of the page and see what forum this is in. I think the OP was just making light of the fact that a lot of people really think the internet is getting cut.
Originally posted by miniatus
No.. they are not ..
They have taken over some dns servers that malware has been making use of .. those infected, will be taken down .. as they should be ..
Those infected will be given the opportunity to clean their machines.. that is the fact of the matter.. it's a big event, but it's necessary..
Paranoia is a funny thing.. well no, not really .. but your facts are off .. it's not at all what you're making it out to be .. please remove the tinfoil and take a deep breath.
- Me .. IT professional, linux admin since 1998 for a major ISPedit on 2/17/2012 by miniatus because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by Wrabbit2000
reply to post by mainidh
Okay Mainidh. You have my nod of respect for this one. You got me good..and ALMOST got me publicly before I caught myself and decided to scroll up and verify which forum this was in before I replied and fired both barrels. lol....
As pranks go... I've been pranked and that first Flag you got was from me. Good show on this one.
The Intel 8088 microprocessor was a variant of the Intel 8086 and was introduced on July 1, 1979. It had an 8-bit external data bus instead of the 16-bit bus of the 8086. The 16-bit registers and the one megabyte address range were unchanged, however. The original IBM PC was based on the 8088.
Originally posted by Wrabbit2000
Wow.. Can I flag a thread twice? Now that I cross checked and located where that pic came from..I'm really happy I opened this thread. That is a great glimpse into history, isn't it? Neat! I never would have thought that had such humble beginnings.
This is what Google looked like in 1998!
Originally posted by Wrabbit2000
reply to post by kdog1982
Oh yeah.. Haven't we though? My first system was an 8088 running at a whopping..blistering..4.77mhz. It went all the way up to 8mhz if I pushed the Turbo button on the front.
Then again.. Police Quest in Monochrome was high tech, too... Graphics! Not ASCII.