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Re: Early 80's computer startup humor
« on: August 15, 2025, 07:16:03 am »
Any quality OS will have the program 'fortune' which is probably where the code and data or at least the inspiration for these log-in screen quotes.


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doug@godzilla ~ $ fortune -s
You have an ambitious nature and may make a name for yourself.
doug@godzilla ~ $ fortune -s
A beautiful woman is a blessing from Heaven, but a good cigar is a smoke.
                -- Kipling
doug@godzilla ~ $ fortune -s
Nothing is so often irretrievably missed as a daily opportunity.
                -- Ebner-Eschenbach
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