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|on an Apple IIGS | |on an Apple IIGS | ||
− | |The Apple IIGS was a computer made in the 1980's. Even | + | |The Apple IIGS was a computer made in the 1980's. Even slower Pentium computers are hundreds of times faster than the Apple IIGS. Combined with the inefficiencies of processor emulation, this would result in a painfully slow experience, if it worked at all. |
− | The Apple IIGS was made before Internet connections were common, and there was probably no web Javascript-compatible browser for it, if any browser at all | + | The Apple IIGS was made before Internet connections were common, and there was probably no web Javascript-compatible browser for it, if any browser at all. |
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|at a screen resolution of 1024x1. | |at a screen resolution of 1024x1. | ||
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|Please enable your ad blockers, | |Please enable your ad blockers, | ||
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|disable high-heat drying, | |disable high-heat drying, | ||
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|and remove your device from Airplane Mode and set it to Boat Mode. | |and remove your device from Airplane Mode and set it to Boat Mode. | ||
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|For security reasons, please leave caps lock on while browsing. | |For security reasons, please leave caps lock on while browsing. | ||
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It was added by [[Randall]] in April 2007, according to his [http://blog.xkcd.com/2007/04/19/billboards/ Blog] as a response to [http://web.archive.org/web/20070601192105/http://valleywag.com/tech/mystery-billboards/asks-advertising-campaign-249274.php random billboards] appearing in the New York, Los Angeles and San Francisco areas. It turned out these were a viral marketing campaign by the ask(jeeves) search engine to drive publicity around their new search algorithm. The campaign is long over, but Randall kept the text there (apparently) as a self referential advertising campaign. Specifically, people who find the small text will use a search engine to see what it means and the search engine will likely lead them back to [[xkcd]] — where they saw the text initially. | It was added by [[Randall]] in April 2007, according to his [http://blog.xkcd.com/2007/04/19/billboards/ Blog] as a response to [http://web.archive.org/web/20070601192105/http://valleywag.com/tech/mystery-billboards/asks-advertising-campaign-249274.php random billboards] appearing in the New York, Los Angeles and San Francisco areas. It turned out these were a viral marketing campaign by the ask(jeeves) search engine to drive publicity around their new search algorithm. The campaign is long over, but Randall kept the text there (apparently) as a self referential advertising campaign. Specifically, people who find the small text will use a search engine to see what it means and the search engine will likely lead them back to [[xkcd]] — where they saw the text initially. | ||
− | BTC means {{w|bitcoin}}. The string of alphanumeric characters is his bitcoin address. | + | [[BTC]] means {{w|bitcoin}}. The string of alphanumeric characters is his bitcoin address. |
It was removed on September 9th, 2016 [https://web.archive.org/web/20160912204204/http://xkcd.com/]. | It was removed on September 9th, 2016 [https://web.archive.org/web/20160912204204/http://xkcd.com/]. | ||
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