Re: Two ways to torture a comp teacher

[fishern3485@cobra.uni.edu]

> I wrote a small program that would put "Computer Malfunctioning" up in the
> middle of the screen.  The program would change to the reset vector so 
> hitting that wouldn't have any effect.  It would then page flip between 
> lo-res graphics and text real fast so it looked like the computer was on the
> verge of blowing up....  Lot's of fun!!  

10 HOME
20 VTAB INT( RND( 1) * 20) + 1
30 PRINT "--------< ADJUST VERTICAL HOLD >-------"
40 FOR X = 1 TO 10:NEXT
50 RUN

it's so simple it's almost unfair.......

I once watched a lab supervisor work on three computers for better than
ten minutes trying to get the vertical hold set on those machines....
=)   =)   =)

-- 
Nathan Fisher
  FISHERN3485@COBRA.UNI.EDU