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Old 31-08-2005, 21:25   #29
ScaredWebWarrior
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Re: Worst thing you've done to a computer

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Originally Posted by Ramrod
I was once trying to remove the thermal pad from a GPU chip<snip>
Which reminds me of the time I inserted a 68K processor back-to-front into a system. Worse still,I was on site abroad at the time with no hope of getting a replacement!

Turns out it must have been well made, cos it worked fine after it was re-inserted correctly...

BTW - someone reading this post over my shoulder reminded me of something else. In this case, we have to categorise a GameBoy as a 'computer'.

Well, in order to 'teach someone a lesson' I took their GB and splatted it with a lump hammer. The lesson was received as intended. The GB did NOT work afterwards.
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