Ron Gilbert (GrumpyGamer)Jan 5, 2024
I miss having to defrag drives. There was something therapeutic about watching it.
Show threadKagoJan 5, 2024
@grumpygamer I miss the weird static thing I had to do now and then on my very first monitor. No idea what it was for, but it was incredibly satisfying.
Show threadKevin Granade has moved
@kagodev @grumpygamer did it go booooiiinggg wobble wobble wobble?
Probably degausing. It's a mechanism to reset the magnetism of the monitor, which could shift over time and interfere with electron beam steering.
Jan 5, 2024 at 12:56amWeb
Show threadMadMike77Jan 5, 2024
@kevingranade @kagodev @grumpygamer CRT degaussing. Yes.
https://hackaday.com/2016/05/25/wtf-is-degaussing/
WTF Is Degaussing?

The modern office has become a sea of LCD monitors. It’s hard to believe that only a few years ago we were sitting behind Cathode Ray Tubes (CRTs). People have already forgotten the heat, the dust,…

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Show threadMike TorrJan 5, 2024
@kevingranade Oh wow, I'd actually forgotten that was a thing!