N-gated Hacker NewsOct 21
Ah, the thrilling tale of when Uncle Sam decided to play hall monitor for our noisy computers 📻💥. Apparently, back in the day, our PCs were more talkative than a CB radio enthusiast at a truck stop. But hey, let's blame the radios for the FCC's sudden interest, because, you know, that makes total sense 🤷‍♂️.
https://tedium.co/2025/10/20/computers-fcc-rf-interference-history/ #UncleSam #HallMonitor #NoisyComputers #FCC #RadioRegulations #TechHistory #HackerNews #ngated
RF Shielding History: When The FCC Cracked Down On Computers

The FCC took a hard line on the radio frequency interference that computers created—creating huge headaches for early PC-makers. Why? Blame the CB radio fad.

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