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1. hx2a+E6[view] [source] 2021-10-12 20:14:00
>>revico+(OP)
When I was in High School (early 90's) we got a new computer system that nobody was using yet. I discovered there was an email system of some kind and that every student had an email address that we were not told about. I also discovered Tetris installed in a directory on the server. I was able to play Tetris and I could show other students how to access it, but it was inconvenient to get to.

Therefore I decided I would email Tetris to every student (I emailed the executable, not a link to Tetris), making it easier for everyone to play also. As soon as I did this the entire system got very slow...apparently the server had no quotas or partitioning and the hundreds of copies of Tetris filled up 100% of the hard drive space. It was a disaster. The computer "specialist" had no idea how to fix the system and she was teaching an adult education class that evening that required the system to work. She was furious and wanted me to get suspended. It didn't happen though because I spoke up about the problem right when I knew there was a problem and also some other teachers intervened on my behalf.

The woman who was responsible for the computer system back then is now the superintendent of the school system. I wonder if she remembers me.

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2. codazo+nc[view] [source] 2021-10-12 20:47:43
>>hx2a+E6
She remembers you.

I also graduated in the early 90's and my children recently graduated from my alma mater. When I went with them to teacher conferences some of the same teachers were still there. Teachers that I didn't even have classes with remember me.

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