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Ticking Mac Theory #28

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From: William M. Bumgarner
Date: Mon, 07 Nov 1988 22:25
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Does your mac tick when you aren't doing anything?  Kind of a faint ticking
like someone tapping their foot?

Theory:  It is well known that not all mac's are they same; they have different
personalities, like different software, crash in different situations, and
basically act the way they want when they want (Mine is of the 'Lonely
Heifer' variety-- which is odd because I have never associated impatience
with cattle...).

Well, certain mac's just aren't as patient as others, and when they are wait-
ing for you to do something, they like to figuratively 'tap their foot' to
remind you that they are still around.  Of course, the tapping is faint be-
cause Apple has trained them well to try and please the customer (most of
the time anyway-- every now and then they really cut loose and try to
annoy the hell out of you)... good for business!

Do SE's and II's tick?  or was impatience successfully weeded out from
the later generations?  What about accellerated +'s?  Do they tick like
someone on a Caffeine overdose?

more analyzations from the far side....  :-)

b.bum
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