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Big earthquake implies things like UMBs collapsing.
by almost_usual 4y ago
Big earthquake implies things like UMBs collapsing.
- p1mrx 4y agoWhat are UMBs?
- rzzzt 4y agoUpper Memory Blocks, the area between the 640 KiB and 1 MiB range that becomes available on 286+ machines in real mode once the A20 address line is no longer held low by the keyboard controller.
- p1mrx 4y agoThanks, I should add MEMMAKER.EXE to my earthquake kit.
- proto_lambda 4y agoNo idea, but from context, maybe they meant https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multiple_Dwelling_Unit https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multiple_Dwelling_Unit? Really weird phrasing either way.
- almost_usual 4y agoUreinforced Masonry Building, any firefight in SF will tell you the city is full of them. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unreinforced_masonry_building https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unreinforced_masonry_buildin...
- almost_usual 4y agoUreinforced Masonry Building, any firefight in SF will tell you the city is full of them. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unreinforced_masonry_building https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unreinforced_masonry_buildin...