Subj : Re: Favourite sound chip?
To : poindexter FORTRAN
From : dflorey
Date : Tue Apr 01 2025 10:58 pm
pF> I've told the story before about a practical joke we played on a QA
pF> manager at a software company I worked at years back. He was responsible
pF> for running the lab, this was back in the 486/DOS/SB16 days. No plug and
pF> play, you had to jumper IRQs and ports.
pF>
pF> He was a bit of a jerk, so the sound guy took his install disks and
pF> changed the test sounds. Added a stutter, so it sounded like the
pF> settings were conflicting with other hardware.
pF>
pF> "perperperperforming irrrrrrq testestestestest", sounding like Max
pF> Headroom.
pF>
pF> So, even when he had the settings right, it sounded wrong.
pF>
pF> We sprung the trap, and after an hour or so, the obscenities got louder
pF> and louder. We offered to help, swapped the driver disks, and all worked
pF> as expected. Walked away openly questioning his ability to run a QA lab.
pF>
Holy crap that's funny as hell!!
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