Re: "borken" computer

[tsetse@helix.net (an ugly bag of mostly water)]

n9443656@henson.cc.wwu.edu wrote:
: I assume that I misspelled broken on my
: original message, since all E-mail replies
: had Re: borken in the subject.

'bork bork bork'   :)

: Is the joystick broke?  Well, it works, except that
: it's got two buttons on the
: base (which work) and one on top of the
: switch, which is stuck physically in
: the down position but which acts as if it
: were constantly up (not pressed).

: And why the joystick affects what happens on reboot, I have no idea.

the 'stuck' button on the joystick (or peculiar wiring) is giving
the effect of the 'option' key being pressed (when the joystick is
plugged in.) that is why odd things are happening.
so, you could say, the joystick is borke. (sorry, couldn't help it :)

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