The Old New Thing

Stupid Raymond talent: Screaming carrier

November 11, 2011 Nov 11, 2011 11/11/11

Raymond Chen

Similar to Mike, I was able to scream (not whistle: scream) a 300 baud carrier tone. This skill proved useful when I was in college and the mainframe system was down. Instead of sitting around waiting for the system to come back, I just went about my regular business around campus. Every so often, I would go to a nearby campus phone (like a ...