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Re:Starbucks in Korea asks customers to stop bringing in pri... by reaperducer on Tuesday August 12, 2025 @11:38AM (#44877731)
Reminds me a bit of when TPUG in Toronto used to set up entire Commodore PET rigs in coffee shops.

For reference, a Commodore PET weighs about 25 pounds, and is the size of a toilet bowl.

Double all that if you want to use a floppy disk.

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Re:Starbucks in Korea asks customers to stop bringing in pri... by mcculley on Tuesday August 12, 2025 @05:19PM (#44881927)
Having used a Commdore PET, I cannot stop laughing at this size comparison.

It reminds of the observation that some people will go to great lengths to avoid the metric system.

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