Once upon a time, when AI wasn't a thing and servers didn't usually have high-end GPUs, it was not uncommon for #Windows servers to be inadvertently brought down, not by bugs or hackers but by bored IT workers watching a fancy screen saver.

#RaymondChen at #Microsoft explains in this installment of #OldNewThing. https://devblogs.microsoft.com/oldnewthing/20241224-00/?p=110675

#retrocomputing

A design flaw in the Windows 3D Pipes screen saver pointed out by a customer - The Old New Thing

Time-wasting.

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