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green lightning
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n. [IBM] 1. Apparently random flashing streaks on the face of 3278-9
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terminals while a new symbol set is being downloaded. This hardware bug was
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left deliberately unfixed, as some genius within IBM suggested it would let
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the user know that something is happening. That, it certainly does. Later
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microprocessor-driven IBM color graphics displays were actually programmed
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to produce green lightning! 2. [proposed] Any bug perverted into an alleged
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feature by adroit rationalization or marketing. Motorola calls the CISC
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cruft in the 88000 architecture compatibility logic , but I call it green
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lightning. See also feature (sense 6).
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