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[–] Raiderkev 29 points 9 months ago (3 children)

And he's writing it on like an Apple 2, so like a good 30 minutes is spent waiting for his machine to boot up. By the time it does, he probably forgets that he was gonna do it.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I think it is an old PC with WordStar

[–] Raiderkev 8 points 9 months ago

You're right, it's an old DOS machine. I misremembered

[–] The_Picard_Maneuver 7 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I can't tell if this is satire or real, because I know artists do weird things to get in the right zone.

[–] pachrist 19 points 9 months ago (1 children)

He absolutely does. Supposedly it helps limit distractions. I don't think it's helping.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 9 months ago

Man loves his solitaire.

[–] ammonium 6 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Didn't machines at that time take mere seconds to boot?

[–] Dozzi92 3 points 9 months ago

There was nothing to boot! My mom has MSDOS on a whatever that was built sometime probably around 1989 or 1990. Had a big red switch, flick on, a couple of strange noises, a hello line of text, and then flashy cursor let you knew you were ready to play Jeopardy or Worms.

[–] Raiderkev 1 points 9 months ago

Lol, I was like 5 when they were prevalent. I don't remember at all.