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Re:When Your Screen Breaks in the Himalayas by cowbellemoo on Sunday October 23, 2016 @03:09AM (#12772398)
The screen was on, just not private due to tempest snooping. Private strings were output using Morse flashes from HD activity LED. :)
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Re:When Your Screen Breaks in the Himalayas by triplesec on Sunday October 23, 2016 @07:16PM (#12775900)
I haven't reread it since about 2000 so you are now likely to be right. I was sure there's another bit where he's doing things blind, but memory serves me badly! I do recall he needed to make sure anyone reading his screen remotely couldn't read his code. Time to dip in for another look
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