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486 points ethanpil | 3 comments | 25 Jun 25 00:07 UTC | HN request time: 1.519s | source

1. pcunite ◴[25 Jun 25 02:55 UTC] No.44373270[source]▶

Back in 1993, I would open up binary files in edit and enjoy seeing hearts.

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2. samplatt ◴[25 Jun 25 05:02 UTC] No.44373764[source]▶

That, the DOS defrag visualisation, and the hex-editing my own savegames is pretty much why I'm a developer today.

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3. diggan ◴[25 Jun 25 09:51 UTC] No.44375414[source]▶

Ah, the memory of going to bed while the 500MB harddrive defrags over-night, sleeping next to the endless clicking and spinning

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